Heather - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Heather \

is pronounced HEH-ther. It is of Middle English origin. Flower name: an evergreen flowering plant that thrives on peaty barren lands, as in Scotland. Has an upper-class aura. Actress Heather Locklear.

Heather has 2 variant forms: Heath and Hether.

Baby names that sound like Heather are Hadria and Hadara.

Heather is a very common first name for women (#53 out of 4276) and also a very common last name for both men and women (#19155 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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