.gif)
Heather (name)
Encyclopedia
Heather is a popular English and 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 from Middle English hather. Heath
can be used as a male given name
. Heather is also a color, a light purple shade with a hint of grey.
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for girls. It simply means "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather. Heath
Heath (name)
-Surname:*Benjamin Heath , British scholar*Brandon Heath, American musician*Charles Heath , English engraver*Christopher Heath, minister of the Catholic Apostolic Church*Chris Heath, British writer...
can be used as a male given name
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
. Heather is also a color, a light purple shade with a hint of grey.
Persons named "Heather" include:
- Heather Angel (actress)Heather Angel (actress)Heather Grace Angel was an English actress.-Life and career:Born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, she was brought up on a farm near Banbury....
, English actress - Heather Angel (photographer)Heather Angel (photographer)Heather Hazel Angel MSc is a British nature photographer, author and television presenter...
, English photographer - Heather B. Gardner, American hip-hop artist
- Heather BownHeather BownHeather Erin Bown is a volleyball player from the United States, who played as a middle-blocker. She represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA national team. She also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
, American volleyball player - Heather BurgeHeather BurgeHeather Marie Quella is a former professional basketball player and is the twin sister of Heidi Horton.-Growing up:...
(born 1971), American basketball player - Heather CroweHeather CroweHeather Crowe was a Canadian waitress who became the public face of Canada's anti-smoking campaign. She claimed that she contracted lung cancer in 2002 from second-hand smoke encountered at her workplace of over forty years, and later appeared in numerous television public service announcements...
, Canadian anti-smoking campaigner - Heather Dorsers, Canadian fashion model & Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 1Canada's Next Top Model, Cycle 1Canada's Next Top Model takes it first season on May 31, 2006 features a dynamic reality show format - in that the viewers not only witness an intense competition to find a top model but also the impact of the competition on and day-to-day lives of a diverse group of contestants.In the end, Andrea...
participant - Heather Graham, American actress
- Heather HeadleyHeather HeadleyHeather Headley is a Trinidadian-American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. She has won one Tony Award and one Grammy Award.-Personal life:...
, Trinidadian singer and actress - Heather HemmensHeather HemmensHeather Hemmens is an American actress, film director and producer. She's most known for her role as Alice Verdura in The CW's recently cancelled drama, Hellcats.-Early life:Born to Costa Rican mother and Caucasian father...
, American actress - Heather HunterHeather HunterHeather Keisha Hunter is a former pornographic actress, who is now a rap artist, painter, and author.-Film and television:...
, American entertainer - Heather JonesHeather JonesHeather Jones is a former field hockey player from Canada, who represented her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There she ended up in seventh place with the Canadian National Women's Team.-References:*...
, Canadian field hockey player - Heather KuzmichHeather KuzmichHeather Kuzmich is an American fashion model. She lives in Chicago, Illinois, where she is studying video game design. She is best known for being a contestant of America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9, in which she was the fourth runner-up of the show...
, American fashion model & America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9America's Next Top Model Cycle 9 was the ninth cycle of America's Next Top Model and the third season of the series to be aired on The CW network. This cycle's promotional tagline was "The Future Of Fashion." The promotional song was "Shut Up and Drive" by Rihanna.The international destinations...
participant - Heather LangenkampHeather LangenkampHeather Langenkamp is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her role as Nancy Thompson from the A Nightmare on Elm Street films...
(born 1964), American actress - Heather LocklearHeather LocklearHeather Deen Locklear is an American actress best known for her television roles as Sammy Jo Carrington on Dynasty, Officer Stacy Sheridan on T.J...
(born 1961), American actress - Heather MarksHeather MarksHeather Marks is a Canadian model known in the fashion world for her big eyes and doll-like or elfin features. Her high fashion looks have booked her many campaigns, and her career has followed those of other doll-like models, Gemma Ward, Caroline Trentini, Lily Cole, Lisa Cant, Vlada Roslyakova,...
, CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
ModelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... - Heather MatarazzoHeather MatarazzoHeather Amy Matarazzo is an American actress. Her breakthrough role was as a geeky girl in the film Welcome to the Dollhouse . She played Lilly in The Princess Diaries and The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement...
, American actress - Heather Mills (born 1968), British model and activist; the second wife of Paul McCartneyPaul McCartneySir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
- Heather MoyseHeather MoyseHeather Moyse is a Canadian athlete, representing Canada in international competition as a bobsledder and rugby union player, and competing at the Canadian intercollegiate level in rugby, soccer and track and field.-Awards:...
(born 1978), Canadian bobsledder and rugby union player - Heather NovaHeather NovaHeather Nova, is a Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet. She has released eight full-length albums and has found lasting success in Germany where two of her albums South and Storm have made their way into the Top-5 of German official album chart.-Biography:Heather Nova was born in Bermuda...
, Bermudian singer-songwriter and poet - Heather O'ReillyHeather O'ReillyHeather Ann O'Reilly , also known by her initials HAO, is a member of the United States women's national soccer team and a two-time Olympic Gold medalist...
(born 1985), American soccer player - Heather O'RourkeHeather O'RourkeHeather O'Rourke was an American child actress who played Carol Anne Freeling in the Poltergeist film trilogy and made several television guest appearances...
(1975–1988), American actress - Heather RaffoHeather RaffoHeather Raffo is an Lucille Lortel Award-winning Iraqi American playwright and actress, best known for her leading role in the one-woman play 9 Parts of Desire.-Early life:...
, American actress - Heather SmallHeather SmallHeather Small is a British soul singer, best known for being the lead singer in the Manchester based band M People. Her debut solo album was Proud in 2000...
, British singer - Heather ThomasHeather ThomasHeather Anne Thomas is an American actress, screenwriter, author and political activist, best known for her co-starring role as Jody Banks on the TV series The Fall Guy.-Early life:...
, American actress - Heather WallaceHeather WallaceHeather Wallace is a former professional female squash player who represented Canada during her career. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 6 in July 1993.-References:*...
, Canadian squash player - Heather WhitestoneHeather WhitestoneHeather Leigh Whitestone McCallum is a former beauty queen who was the first deaf Miss America title holder, having lost most of her hearing at the age of 18 months.-Early life:...
, Miss America winner
Fictional characters with the name include:
- Lady HeatherLady HeatherHeather Kessler, also known as Lady Heather, is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, portrayed by Melinda Clarke....
(real name Heather Kessler), a recurring character in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation - Heather, a character from Total Drama
- Heather Campbell, the first love of Connor MacLeodConnor MacLeodConnor MacLeod, also known as The Highlander, is a fictional character in the Highlander film series, as well as the television programs Highlander: The Series, and Highlander: The Animated Series...
,the main protagonist of the Highlander (franchise)Highlander-In regional cultures:* Highlander, a person from the Scottish Highlands* Highlander, person from the Scottish Gaelic culture of Gàidhealtachd in the Scottish highlands and islands* The Górale, lit. "Highlanders", a culture in southern Poland and northern Slovakia...
film franchise (not to be confused with Duncan MacLeodDuncan MacLeodDuncan MacLeod is a fictional character from the Highlander multiverse. Duncan MacLeod serves as the protagonist for the TV continuation of the Highlander franchise, which comprises Highlander: The Series and its spin-off movies, Highlander: Endgame and Highlander: The Source...
of the television series spinoff) - Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, and Heather McNamara, the eponymous clique from the film HeathersHeathersHeathers is a 1989 black comedy film starring Winona Ryder, Christian Slater and Shannen Doherty. The film portrays four girls in a trend-setting clique at a fictional Ohio high school...
- Heather Dante, daughter of Tony Soprano's consigliere, Silvio DanteSilvio DanteSilvio Manfred Dante, often referred to as "Sil", played by Steven Van Zandt, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. He is the consigliere to Tony Soprano in the Soprano crime family. Silvio has one of the lowest profiles on the show. He is usually a behind the scenes figure...
, on The Sopranos - Heather Hart, a character in the novel Flow My Tears, The Policeman SaidFlow My Tears, The Policeman SaidFlow My Tears, The Policeman Said is a 1974 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick about a genetically enhanced pop singer and television star who loses his identity overnight. The story is set in a futuristic dystopia, where America has become a police state after a Second Civil War. The novel...
by Philip K. DickPhilip K. DickPhilip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer and essayist whose published work is almost entirely in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments and altered... - Heather Mason, the female protagonist in Silent Hill 3Silent Hill 3Silent Hill 3 is a survival horror video game published by Konami for the PlayStation 2 and developed by Team Silent, a production group within Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. It is the third installment in the Silent Hill series and a direct sequel to the first Silent Hill game...
- Heather Sinclair, an unseen character in Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Heather Stevens WilliamsHeather StevensHeather Stevens is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. She was born onscreen in 1979 as the daughter of Paul Williams and April Stevens....
, a character on the American soap opera The Young and the RestlessThe Young and the RestlessThe Young and the Restless is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in a fictional Wisconsin town called Genoa City, which is unlike and unrelated to the real life village of the same name, Genoa City, Wisconsin...