Heather
See also: heather
English
editEtymology
editFrom heather; the given name is one of the plant names taken up in the 19th century. The surname is habitational, also meaning someone living on a heath.
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɛðə/
- Rhymes: -ɛðə(ɹ)
Proper noun
editHeather (plural Heathers)
- A female given name from English.
- 1867, J.H.Riddell, Far Above Rubies, Bernhard Tauchnitz, page 50:
- She struck his fancy - that pretty girl with the quaint name: sweet Heather Bell, as Mr. Travers always called her.
"The name was a fancy of her godfather, an eccentric bachelor," the lady explained. " She was the youngest of three daughters, and the other two were called, respectively, 'Lily' and 'Rose'. 'Call this one Heather,' said Mr. Stewart, who loved Scotland and her purple mountains, 'she will grow up like the heather, perhaps - strong, hardy, a wild flower, worth of a hundred of your garden rarities.'
- 2001, John Irving, The Cider House Rules, Ballantine Books, →ISBN, page 506:
- "I like Hazel and Heather," Angel said, after a while. "They're both names of plants, so they sort of go with Rose."
"I don't have no plant, I got a little girl," Rose Rose said, smiling.
- A surname from Middle English.
Usage notes
edit- The given name was popular at the end of the 20th century.
Translations
editfemale given name
Anagrams
editTagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Heather.
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhedeɾ/ [ˈhɛː.d̪ɛɾ]
- Rhymes: -edeɾ
- Syllabification: Hea‧ther
Proper noun
editHeather (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜒᜇᜒᜇ᜔)
- a female given name from English
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