US Popularity Rank: 5842

Origin: Greek

Meaning: Myrtus plant

Step back in time to the roaring twenties when champagne was flowing, style was flapping, and Mertle was a show-stopping name. Still as elegant as ever, Mertle is a name usually given to girls and is derived from the pink floral plant Myrtus. It’s of Greek origin and may also be spelled Myrtle, with one known bearer being the character Myrtle Wilson in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.