Girl

Myrtle

MER-tul

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'myrtos,' an evergreen shrub symbolizing love and immortality in ancient Mediterranean cultures. Victorian botanical name gaining contemporary nature-inspired revival.”

Popularity Over Time

Myrtle US popularity rank over timeRank 17374 in 2013 to rank 28 in 1901. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#28#8701#173741900192019401960198020002023

Myrtle is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

2

Nicknames

MyrtMyrta

Style

NatureFloralVintageRomanticTimeless

Famous Bearers

  • Myrtle Snow (American Horror Story)
  • Myrtle (Harry Potter ghost)
  • Myrtle Corbin (historical figure)

Collections

Floral & Botanical → Mythological Names → Nature Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Two Syllables → Vintage Revival →

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Ivy

Old English Top 50

Ruby

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Beatrice

Latin Beautiful But Not Top 100

Edmund

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Primarily English, with classical Greek associations

People Also Ask

From Greek 'myrtos,' an evergreen shrub symbolizing love and immortality in ancient Mediterranean cultures. Victorian botanical name gaining contemporary nature-inspired revival.

Myrtle is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Myrtle include Myrt, Myrta.

Names that pair beautifully with Myrtle include Ivy, Ruby, Beatrice, Edmund.