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Myrtle
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myrtle
English
Etymology
After the plant, en myrtle; used since the end of the 19th century.
Pronunciation
mûrʹtəl GA, en /ˈmɝtl̩/
en RP /ˈmɜːtl̩/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-myrtle.wav Southern England
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-myrtle.wav US
en ɜː(ɹ)təl 2
Proper noun
en female English.
en 1867 Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr The Guardian Angel XXXIV Myrtle Hazard Lindsay walked up to the bust, and kissed its marble forehead, saying, "This is the face of my Guardian Angel!"
en 1993 Carol Shields The Stone Diaries 318 "My husband used to say that girls with flower names fade fast." It was Myrtle who said this one day, out of the blue, and for some reason it made them all go weak with laughter.
Derived terms
en Myrtle Mountain
See also
en Myrtilla
Anagrams
en elmrty termly