Heather name - Meaning of Heather
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- Gender
- Feminine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English
- Pronounced
- HE-dhər
- Heather Meaning
- From the English word heather for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather. It was first used as a given name in the late 19th century, though it did not become popular until the last half of the 20th century. Heather originates in Middle English language and is taken from the word for a pink or white flowering plant. In the English-speaking countries it has been used since the 19th century and has been a very popular feminine given name until today in the United States, as well as the United Kingdom. A famous bearer is the American actress Heather Locklear, known for her roles in the TV series Dynasty and Melrose Place.
Heather Related Names
Variant: Hether
Heather Celebrities
Heather Graham - actress, Heather Locklear - actress, Heather Ashley - actress, Heather Barber - model, Heather Buck - writer, Heather Donahue - actress, Heather Grace - writer, Heather Headley - musician, Heather Hunter - actress, Heather Kent - actress, Heather Lewis - writer, Heather Marshall - writer, Heather Menzies - writer,