# Myrtle (given name)

Myrtle is a feminine given name or nickname derived from the plant name Myrtus; it was popular during the Victorian era, along with other plant and flower names. Myrtle, a symbol of a happy marriage, is often included in a bridal bouquet. Variants include the French-language Myrtille, and Mirtel, a popular name for newborn girls in Estonia during 2012.
Notable people and characters with the name include:

## People

* Myrtle Allen (1924–2018), Irish chef
* Myrtle Anderson (1901-1978), Jamaican actress
* Myrtle Augee (born 1965), English shot putter
* Myrtle Aydelotte (1917–2010), American nurse, professor and hospital administrator
* Myrtle Baylis (1920–2014), Australian sportswoman
* Myrtle Brooke (1872–1948), American professor
* Myrtle Broome (1888–1978), British Egyptologist and artist
* Myrtle Cagle (1925–2019), American pilot and astronaut
* Myrtle Cain (1894–1980), American politician and activist
* Myrtle Cole, American politician
* Myrtle Cook (1902–1985), Canadian track and field athlete
* Myrtle Corbin (1868–1928), American sideshow entertainer
* Myrtle Devenish (1913–2007), Welsh actress
* Myrtle Edwards (1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player
* Myrtle Elvyn (c.1887–1975), American pianist
* Myrtle Fahsbender (1907–2001), American lighting expert
* Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931), American who co-founded Unity, a church within the New Thought Christian movement
* Myrtille Georges (born 1990), French tennis player
* Myrtille Gollin (born 1984), French speed skater
* Myrtle Gonzalez (1891–1918), American actress
* Myrtle Hazard (1892–1951), American Coast Guard electrician and radio operator
* Myrtle Jones (1913–2005), American painter
* Myrtle Lind (1898–1993), American actress
* Myrtle "Molly" Kool (1916–2009), Canadian sea captain
* Myrtle Maclagan (1911–1993), English cricketer
* Myrtle McAteer (1878–1952), American tennis player
* Myrtle Meggy (1887–1959), Australian pianist and pedagogue
* Myrtle Muir (1900–1966), New Zealand netball coach and administrator
* Myrtle Reed (1874–1911), American poet
* Myrtle Robertson, 11th Baroness Wharton (1934–2000), English photographer
* Myrtle Sarrosa, (born 1994), Filipino cosplayer, actress, singer and Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother Teen Edition 4
* Myrtle Sheldon (1893–1939), American illustrator of children’s books
* Myrtle Simpson (born around 1930), Scottish skier
* Myrtle Solomon (1921–1987), British pacifist
* Myrtle Stedman (1883–1938), American actress
* Myrtle Tannehill (1886–1977), American actress
* Myrtle Vail (1888–1978), American radio actress and writer
* Myrtle Witbooi (1947–2023), South African labour activist
* Myrtle Young (1924–2014), American potato chip collector

## Fictional characters

* Myrtle, recurring character in the films Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion
* Myrtle, character in the comic strip Right Around Home
* Myrtle Anagnostou, character in the Greek soap opera Erotas
* Myrtle "Tilly" Dunnage, character in the Rosalie Ham novel The Dressmaker and its film adaptation
* Myrtle of Durin, a Vanguard-class operator from the mobile tower defense game Arknights
* Myrtle Fargate, character in the soap opera All My Children
* Myrtle Snow, Antagonist in the third season of the series American Horror Story: Coven
* Moaning Myrtle, or Myrtle Warren (1929–1943), character in the Harry Potter series
* Myrtle Wilson, character in the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald