Myrtle

Myrtle meaning

Myrtle is a Christian girl's name of English origin (from Greek).

The myrtle shrub (Greek myrtos)

Also used to mean: myrtle tree

Myrtle is the name of a fragrant evergreen shrub with white flowers. The Online Etymology Dictionary traces the word through Old French and Latin myrtus to Greek myrtos, which shares a Semitic source with myrrh. In the Bible the myrtle is a sign of blessing: Isaiah promises that "instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree" (Isaiah 55:13), and Queen Esther's Hebrew name Hadassah means myrtle. In the ancient world the plant was sacred to Venus. In India it is an old-fashioned name found in Goan, Mangalorean and Anglo-Indian families.

Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. myrtle · entry myrtle · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026

References: Online Etymology Dictionary, myrtle · Isaiah 55:13 (Bible Hub)

Spellings

Myrtle · Myrtill

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