Heather (name)
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| Gender | Female |
| Meaning | Named after the plant Heather, which are a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas |
| Origin | Scottish derived from Scottish Plant. |
| Related names | Heath (Pet form) |
| Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with Heather |
The given name, Heather, originated in Scotland
Heather is a popular Scottish given name for girls. It simply means "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived the Scottish plant. Heath can be used as a male given name.
Persons named "Heather" include:
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- Heather Angel (actor), an English actor
- Heather Angel (photographer), an English photographer
- Heather B., an American hip-hop artist
- Heather Bown, an American volleyball player
- Heather Crowe, a Canadian anti-smoking campaigner
- Heather Graham, an American actress
- Heather Harmon, an amateur pornographic actress
- Heather Hart, a character in the novel Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said by Philip K. Dick
- Heather Headley, a Trinidadian singer and actress
- Heather Hopper, an American actress
- Heather Hunter, an American entertainer
- Heather Jones, a Canadian field hockey player
- Heather Locklear, an American actress
- Heather Mills, the second wife of Paul McCartney
- Heather Mason, the female protagonist in Silent Hill 3
- Heather Matarazzo, an American actress
- Heather Nova, a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet
- Heather O'Rourke, an American actress
- Heather Raffo, an American actress
- Heather Small, a British singer
- Heather Tesch, a Weather Channel host
- Heather Thomas, an American actress
