Mirthe

  • [ MIR-tə ]
  • Dutch
Variant of MYRTHE.

MYRTHE   female   Dutch
Dutch cognate of MYRTLE.
MYRTLE   female   English
Simply from the English word myrtle for the evergreen shrub, ultimately from Greek μυρτος (myrtos). It was first used as a given name in the 19th century, at the same time many other plant and flower names were coined.
EQUIVALENTS
CROATIAN: Mirta
DUTCH: Mirte, Myrthe
ENGLISH: Myrtle
GREEK: Myrto
ITALIAN: Mirta
SPANISH: Mirta
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
ENGLISH: Myrtie