Myrtle is a feminine given name or nickname derived from the plant name ''

Myrtus ''Myrtus'' (commonly called myrtle) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. It was first described by Swedish botanist Linnaeus in 1753. Over 600 names have been proposed in the genus, but nearly all have either been moved ...

''; it was popular during the Victorian era, along with other plant and flower names. 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 Myrtle Allen (13 March 1924 – 13 June 2018) was an Irish Michelin star-winning head chef and co-owner of the restaurant The Yeats Room at Ballymaloe House in Shanagarry, County Cork. Besides her career in cooking, she had also been a w ...

(1924–2018), Irish chef *

Myrtle Augee Myrtle Sharon Mary Augee (born 4 February 1965 in Greenwich, Greater London) is a female retired English shot putter. Augee now works as a custodial manager in a prison and received an MBE in the Queen’s 2009 birthday honours list. Athletics c ...

(born 1965), English shot putter *

Myrtle Cook Competitor for Canada Myrtle Alice Cook (also competed as Myrtle McGowan) (January 5, 1902 – March 18, 1985) was a Canadian athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres. Career Born in Toronto, Ontario, she competed for Canada at th ...

(1902–1985), Canadian track and field athlete *

Myrtle Corbin Josephine Myrtle Corbin (May 12, 1868Myrtle Devenish Myrtle Devenish (29 July 1912 – 21 January 2007) was a British film actress. She appeared in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult film ''Brazil'', in a 1988 episode of Crimewatch, and had a role in the 1980s drama Together. Devenish was born in Ebb ...

(1913–2007), Welsh actress *

Myrtle Edwards Myrtle Edwards (7 June 192130 August 2010) was an Australian softball and cricket player. Edwards was born in Clifton Hill, Victoria. In 1949, she was named the captain of the first Australian Open Women's Team to play a test series against N ...

(1921–2010), Australian cricketer and softball player *

Myrtle Elvyn Myrtle Elvyn (born circa 1887 — died February 1975), later Myrtle Elvyn-Bloch, was an American pianist and composer. Early life Myrtle Elvyn was born in Sherman, Texas and raised in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Edward Elvyn and Fannie M. G ...

(c.1887–1975), American pianist * Myrtle Fillmore (1845–1931), American who co-founded Unity, a church within the New Thought Christian movement *

Myrtille Georges Myrtille Georges (; born 21 December 1990) is a French former tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of 168 in singles (achieved on 18 July 2016) and world No. 287 in doubles (21 August 2017). She won nine singles and six doubles title ...

(born 1990), French tennis player *

Myrtille Gollin Myrtille Gollin (born 8 July 1984) is a French short track speed skater. She competed in two events at the 2006 Winter Olympics The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games ( it, XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also ...

(born 1984), French speed skater *

Myrtle Gonzalez Myrtle Gonzalez (September 28, 1891 – October 22, 1918) was an American actress. She starred in at least 78 silent era motion pictures from 1913 to 1917, of which 66 were one and two-reel shorts. She is regarded as a movie star.Myrtle "Molly" Kool (1916–2009), Canadian sea captain *

Myrtle Maclagan Myrtle Ethel Maclagan (2 April 1911 – 11 March 1993) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm off break bowler. She appeared in 14 Test matches for England between 1934 and 1951. She played in the first-e ...

(1911–1993), English cricketer * Myrtle McAteer (1878–1952), American tennis player * 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 Stedman (1883–1938), American actress *

Myrtle Vail Myrtle Vail (January 7, 1888 – September 18, 1978), sometimes credited as Myrtle Damerel, was an American vaudevillian, and radio and film actress and writer. She was a radio fixture from 1932 to 1946 thanks to the popular soap opera '' Myrt ...

(1888–1978), American radio actress and writer

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-type character from the mobile 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

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