Myrtle
Old-fashioned girl's name
Myrtle is a feminine given name, taken from the flowering shrub.
It was popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries but is now considered old-fashioned: Aunt Myrtle still sends birthday cards by mail.
The name appears in literature, notably as Myrtle Wilson in *The Great Gatsby*. (Lowercase myrtle is the plant.)
name
Pertaining to women
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
- grandmotherMother of a parent
Victorian · Edwardian · given name · namesake
feminine
Pertaining to women
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- vintageQuality from past eras
- auntParent's sister or equivalent
grandmother · Victorian · Edwardian · given name · namesake
Wilson
Anglo-Saxon patronymic surname
- FitzgeraldPatronymic from Gerald
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- novelNew and unusual
- Moaning Myrtle
- Myrtle BeachCarolina coastal resort town
- crepe myrtleFlowering deciduous shrub or tree
- crape myrtleOrnamental tree, crinkled petals