Myrtle

[AuntDympna]

Is this pretty for a girl or is it old lady?

I think many people will think ‘moaning’ unfortunately

Yup, moaning Myrtle.

Old moaning lady

It’s lovely but ruined by the Harry Potter associations – though I didn’t think of that til I saw it in the thread.

..the turtle was what jumped to mind. Maybe I should get more sleep!

I didn't immediately think Harry Potter but I imagine that JK Rowling chose the name because it does have a very old lady feel and a lot of the wizard community have names like that. I don't think it sounds very nice tbh and it rhymes with turtle which makes it worse. Sorry!

Awful , it just sounds very unattractive .

I saw it and thought it was pretty - forgot all about Harry Potter.

She'll be moaning myrtle or myrtle the turtle for sure it's a very unforgiving name.

I like it. It's softer than Mabel, which is quite popular now. Harry Potter is still very popular though, so that will probably be the only place kids have heard the name.

I think it's a 'comedy' name.

But then I think Agatha and Ethel were probably in that category and people do use those now.

I think you'd have to be quite cool/popular/confident to pull it off.

Martha or Elsie would be better

Beryl has a similar sound to me - agree though that Myrtle is always going to be Moaning Myrtle to me!

What a ghastly name. Please don’t name your sweet child this OP 😢

Myrtle is about 95, with a blue rinse and hangs out with her old lady friends Gladys and Peggy.

Myrtle is one of few names that I can find no redeeming features with.

Myrtle is about 95, with a blue rinse and hangs out with her old lady friends Gladys and Peggy.
She sounds boss, though.

I’m cribbing Agatha, Gladys and Myrtle from this thread if I get knocked up again.

Myrtle would go well with Horace in the other thread.

They could form a support group.

Old lay or Moaning Myrtle I'm afraid.

Myrtle the Turtle

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches
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Awful...it's not a cutesy old lady name...it's really ugly sounding and comical as a pp said

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches

Myrtle would go well with Horace in the other thread.

They could form a support group.

I can't wait for all these kids to grow up and get married, so we can get Christmas cards from Horace and Myrtle or Albert and Edith or Derek and Agatha.

I have an aunty called myrtle I always thought it was a horrible name even as a child

I've just said that on the Horace thread @StrychnineInTheSandwiches
Fab user name btw

Its horrible sorry