Hello,
I am just wondering if anybody can think of a good way to honor a [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]. NN [name_f]Mertie[/name_f]? [name_f]Myrtice[/name_f]? [name_f]Myrta[/name_f]? Is there any acceptable way to use a form of [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] in the first name spot?
What about [name_f]Mira[/name_f]? I really dislike [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]. I knew a [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] growing up and she was teased relentlessly. Here are a few that could work:
[name_f]Mira[/name_f]
[name_f]Myla[/name_f]
[name_f]Miriam[/name_f]
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Melanie[/name_f]
[name_f]Millie[/name_f]
What was [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]'s favorite name?
I was thinking [name_f]Myra[/name_f]. [name_f]Myrtie[/name_f] isn’t bad. That’s a hard one lol.
This is a touch one.
Options for [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]:
[name_f]Myra[/name_f]
[name_f]Meryl[/name_f], [name_f]Myrle[/name_f]
Mercia
Merit
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]/[name_f]Mya[/name_f]
[name_f]Merry[/name_f]
[name_f]Mirtha[/name_f] (means [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f])
[name_u]Myrl[/name_u]
Myrla/Merlah
[name_f]Myrta[/name_f]
[name_f]Myrtia[/name_f]
Myrtissa
Mytia
Look-up the plant [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] and you may get some ideas. Some may be a bit of a stretch from what you expected, such as “[name_f]Acacia[/name_f] myrtifolia, myrtle wattle.” [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] or [name_f]Acacia[/name_f] could work. There is [name_f]Willow[/name_f] [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f] [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f], Graceful [name_f]Honey[/name_f] [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] ([name_f]Grace[/name_f]).
The color [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] is a green. Perhaps you could use another word for green: [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_f]Emerald[/name_f], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], etc.
You could also use [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]'s middle name, maiden surname, or married surname. Maybe you could combine [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]'s first and middle to make a new name. [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Sarah[/name_f] = [name_f]Myrah[/name_f], [name_f]Myra[/name_f], [name_f]Samya[/name_f], [name_u]Sammy[/name_u]. [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] [name_f]Belle[/name_f] = Mybelle.
[name_f]Mirtha[/name_f] via Nameberry: The Dutch name is usually spelled Myrthe or [name_f]Mirthe[/name_f] and pronounced meer-ta. But most English speakers will say it mer-tha and confuse the name with [name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Bertha[/name_f], or [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f].
Hmm… [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] is really tricky!
[name_f]Myra[/name_f] [name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u] [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucy[/name_f] [name_f]Martel[/name_f]
Or if you are really adventurous… [name_m]Turtle[/name_m] rhymes with [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]…
[name_f]Catherine[/name_f] [name_m]Turtle[/name_m]
[name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Myrna[/name_f]? or mn Mirth?
[name_f]My[/name_f] friend named her daughter [name_f]Mia[/name_f] Myrt1e after her grandma [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]. If the baby was a boy he would of been named after her Grandfather.
[name_f]Martha[/name_f], [name_f]Myra[/name_f], [name_f]Mireille[/name_f]…? They’re all names beginning M-r.
Mirta is the Croatian form of [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f]. Or there’s the Dutch form, Myrthe (MEER-tuh). Myrthe was actually ranked #116 in the Netherlands. [name_f]Mirthe[/name_f] (MIR-tuh) ranked #78.
Of these three, I’d probably go with Mirta because the other two would be mispronounced a lot. 
Thanks for your help everybody. Gave me a few names to think about 
[name_f]Myra[/name_f] was the first name to come to mind.
I think [name_f]Myra[/name_f] or [name_f]Tilly[/name_f] would be good as they both start with a syllable from [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f].
From Wikipedia: “According to [name_f]Esther[/name_f] 2:7, [name_f]Esther[/name_f] was originally named [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]. [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] means “myrtle” in Hebrew. It has been conjectured that the name [name_f]Esther[/name_f] is derived from a reconstructed Median word astra meaning myrtle.” So there’s [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f], [name_f]Astra[/name_f], and [name_f]Esther[/name_f].
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] as used in Jewish and [name_m]Christian[/name_m] traditions can symbolize a number of things, including (from my cursory Google search): sweetness; justice; divine generosity; peace; God’s promise; recovery; prosperity; marriage; love; purity; and immortality. So you could use a virtue name, even using [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] as inspiration for a boy’s name such as [name_m]Prosper[/name_m]. For that matter you could use names from the prophets/books that employ myrtle as a symbol: [name_m]Zechariah[/name_m], [name_m]Isaiah[/name_m], [name_m]Jeremiah[/name_m]… I would research the Talmud/Bible connections if they hold meaning to you. Or you could research another tradition. In Greek/[name_m]Roman[/name_m] mythology, myrtle is tied to [name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]/[name_f]Venus[/name_f] and [name_u]Demeter[/name_u].
Lastly, [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] berries range from blue to purple, so [name_f]Plum[/name_f], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_f]Bluebell[/name_f]?
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] makes me think of the mean girl in [name_f]Lilo[/name_f] & Stitch. If it wasn’t for her, I would be in love with [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f].
[name_f]Hadassah[/name_f] means “myrtle tree” and is [name_f]Esther[/name_f]'s Hebrew name in the Bible. According to Nameberry, this name is hyper religious, although I’ve never heard anything wrong with [name_f]Hadassah[/name_f]. The Yiddish form is [name_f]Hodel[/name_f], which is slicker but has a more old county feel to it. In modern Hebrew, [name_f]Hadas[/name_f] is used. There’s also [name_f]Hadasa[/name_f].
According to mythology, a nymph named Myrsine or [name_f]Myrene[/name_f] and [name_f]Athena[/name_f] raced together. The angry [name_f]Athena[/name_f] killed Myrsine. Her body supposedly grew into the myrtle tree. Another legend is that [name_f]Myrene[/name_f] was a priestess to [name_f]Venus[/name_f] ([name_f]Aphrodite[/name_f]). She fell in love with a man, which was forbidden for a priestiess, so she was transformed into a myrtle tree. The third legend states that [name_f]Venus[/name_f] was on the Island of Cytheraea. She hid behind a myrtle tree becauser she was ashamed of being naked. She adopted it as her sacred tree. The tree has a connection to lovers because of its association with the goddess [name_f]Venus[/name_f]. The myrtle tree is thought to inspire love. The ancients worshipped [name_f]Venus[/name_f] as Myrtillia.
The tree is also thought to bring good luck. According to traditional English belief, a wedding may soon follow after the blossoming of the myrtle tree.
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] in other languages: Murta (Catalan), [name_f]Myrta[/name_f] (Czech), Myrter (Danish), Mirte (Dutch), Myrtti (Finnish), Myrte ([name_m]French[/name_m]), Myrte ([name_m]German[/name_m]), [name_f]Makala[/name_f] (Hawaiian), Mirtusz (Hungarian), Raideog (Irish), Mirto (Italian), Ginbaika (Japanese), Meoteul (Korean), Myrto (Latin), Myrtyl (Manx), Ramarama (Maori), [name_f]Myrt[/name_f] (Norwegian), Mirt (Polish), Murta (Portuguese), Mirt (Romanian), Miortal (Scottish Gaelic), [name_f]Myrta[/name_f] (Slovak), Hadaas (Somali), Mirto (Spanish), Myrten (Swedish), Mersin (Turkish), [name_m]Sim[/name_m] (Vietnamiese), Myrtwydd (Welsh)
[name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] symbolizes love in the language of flowers. Other names that mean love: Agape, [name_f]Aiko[/name_f], Aimée, [name_f]Amadea[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Calantha[/name_f], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Eowyn[/name_f], [name_f]Esme[/name_f], [name_f]Ffion[/name_f], [name_f]Grainne[/name_f], [name_f]Ismay[/name_f], [name_f]Kalila[/name_f], [name_f]Kerensa[/name_f], [name_f]Myfanwy[/name_f], etc. There are also names of famous lovers from history and literature, like [name_f]Heloise[/name_f], [name_f]Isolde[/name_f], [name_f]Guinevere[/name_f], [name_f]Juliet[/name_f], [name_f]Cleopatra[/name_f], [name_f]Helen/name_f, [name_f]Eurydice[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Penelope[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Layla[/name_f], [name_f]Thisbe[/name_f], [name_u]Salim[/name_u], [name_f]Pocahontas[/name_f], [name_f]Bonnie[/name_f], etc.
Also, the French word for “blueberry” is Myrtille. It looks similar and might be considered a homophone, except it’s pronounce mair-tee.
You could also honor your [name_f]Myrtle[/name_f] by using other tree names, but I don’t think it has the same affect.