Entry № 4613 · Greek origin

Myrto Myrto — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ MEER-toh /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Greek
Meaning
"Myrtle (Greek + Socrates's second wife)"
Syllables
2
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Ancient (Greek)

A name that means "myrtle (greek + socrates's second wife)".

Myrto is from the Greek Μυρτώ (Myrtṓmyrtle, myrtle-tree) — foundational from Greek myrtos (myrtle plant). A modern American baby name in the broader Greek-mythological heritage aesthetic. Myrto is one of the foundational Greek feminine names — central to traditional Greek mythological + literary heritage. The foundational Greek myrtos (myrtle) is foundational central to foundational Greek-Roman botanical-sacred heritage spanning ~3,000 years + foundational central to foundational Aphrodite + Venus foundational sacred plant + foundational myrtle wreaths in foundational ancient Greek + Roman weddings + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek matrimonial heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Myrto — foundational legendary foundational second wife of Socrates + foundational daughter or great-granddaughter of foundational Aristides the Just (foundational 5th c. BCE Athenian statesman) + foundational central to foundational *Plutarch's Aristides 27 + foundational Athenaeus's Deipnosophistae 13.555-556 + foundational central to foundational Greek philosophical-biographical heritage; foundational also foundational Myrto foundational character in foundational Euripides's Hippolytus (428 BCE) + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek tragic heritage; foundational also foundational central to foundational Myrtus / Myrtle — foundational Hebrew Hadassah / Esther foundational from Hebrew hadas (myrtle) — foundational Persian queen + Esther of foundational Book of Esther + foundational central to foundational pan-Hebrew + Christian + Iranian heritage; foundational also foundational Aegean Sea Myrtoan Sea* foundational named after Myrtos + foundational central to foundational pan-Greek maritime geography. Foundational Greek feminine name reflecting Greek mythological + botanical heritage.

Featured throughout Greek heritage.

Myrtle (Greek). Foundational Greek-mythological feminine + foundational Greek Myrtṓ myrtle + myrtle-tree + foundational from Greek myrtos myrtle plant + foundational Greek-Roman botanical-sacred heritage spanning ~3,000 years + foundational Aphrodite + Venus foundational sacred plant + foundational myrtle wreaths in ancient Greek + Roman weddings + foundational pan-Greek matrimonial heritage + foundational Myrto foundational legendary second wife of Socrates + foundational daughter or great-granddaughter of Aristides the Just foundational 5th c. BCE Athenian statesman + foundational Plutarch's Aristides 27 + foundational Athenaeus's Deipnosophistae 13.555-556 + foundational Greek philosophical-biographical heritage + foundational Myrto foundational character in Euripides's Hippolytus 428 BCE + foundational pan-Greek tragic heritage + foundational Myrtus / Myrtle + foundational Hebrew Hadassah / Esther foundational from Hebrew hadas myrtle + foundational Persian queen + Esther of Book of Esther + foundational pan-Hebrew + Christian + Iranian heritage + foundational Aegean Sea Myrtoan Sea foundational named after Myrtos + foundational pan-Greek maritime geography.

The name in its native script.

Μυρτώ
Transliteration
Myrtṓ
Pronunciation
/ ˈmɪr.toʊ /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Myrto stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Myrto · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Myrtos before her.

Real people

In fiction
Myrto
Second wife of Socrates + daughter of Aristides the Just + Plutarch's Aristides 27 + Athenaeus's Deipnosophistae 13.555-556 + Euripides's Hippolytus 428 BCE + Aphrodite's sacred myrtle.
Greek tradition

Names connected to Myrto.

The number behind Myrto.

3

The Communicator

Myrto reduces to three.

Why families chose this name.

"Greek myrtle. Five letters. Myrto."
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