Myrtle

[AuntDympna]

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

@hotmeatymilk

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.

A fearsome set of triplet names!

A few years ago at the doctor's, the name announcer thingy flashed up with 'Arthur Williamson*' to Room 4'. I glanced round for a very old man, and was electrified when a young woman got up with a tiny baby. I'm just about getting used to the old people names being used for new babies. Myrtle, sadly, is a step too far.

*Can't remember the surname so made one up, the key point was first name Arthur.

Mirabel is a much nicer name but with a similar sound OP.

Nice on a plant, horrid on a human.

Old lady name. I worked as a carer for years and went to a couple of Myrtles.

I like it!

Its dire. They'll call her Moaning Myrtle.

@SummaLuvin

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

Surely that should say what a ghostly name!

It’s quite a hard and angry sounding name.

@SummaLuvin

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

Don't worry, my babies are grown. I just saw the name on a restaurant and with the pictures of myrtle flowers it seemed so sweet. I don't suppose many people see the flower.

I think it’s totally adorable! Although think it depends on the accent - in Scottish accent here where r’s are pronounced I think it’s gorgeous, but it could go a bit muh-tle in some regions which is less attractive.

It also rhymes with hurtle.

Just sayin'

My headmistress was called Myrtle. She’d be about 120 if she were still alive. Even back in the day it seemed like as old lady name.
And there are prettier flowers — Myrtle has a lot of pollen = hayfever

I once had a budgie called Myrtle. (Shuffles off to bed)

I think it’s totally adorable! Although think it depends on the accent - in Scottish accent here where r’s are pronounced I think it’s gorgeous, but it could go a bit muh-tle in some regions which is less attractive.

And presumably she stirs her porridge with a spurtle?!

I'm in the comedy name camp - if a character from the Beano were being thwacked by their great aunt for blowing raspberries at the postman, she would definitely be called Myrtle.

Myrtle is a lovely name which is unfortunately no longer usable due to the Harry Potter reference.
Horace is lovely too.

@oviraptor21

Myrtle is a lovely name which is unfortunately no longer usable due to the Harry Potter reference. Horace is lovely too.

lies

I think it’s really pretty. I’m a gardener though so to me it conjures up the plant.

Slang for vagina where I’m from!

Turtle sprung to mind. It’s awful.

It just sounds really ugly to me

I know of a baby Murtle.

Whats your accent op?

I know a scottish one who says her name like maretil and it sounds like. But either Muuhtil or Mur'l - nope avoid.

Yep - moaning came to mind before I even clicked on the thread