Heather?

[longsocksandsandals]

Please could you give opinions on this.
thanks

[southeastastra]

really like it, would have picked it if sons were girls!

[shoot]

There was a horrible girl at my school called Heather and I called her Heffa or Heffalump... I was a bit of a shit back then come to think of it.

She was a nasty piece of work so I'm influenced by that.

I think it's dated.

But if you like it, go for it. You should always pick what YOU like.

[zippitippitoes]

interesting this is my mums sisters name

and my mums middle name was hazel

i prefer hazel

[KristinaM]

its quite classic. but not too fashionable now, so there wont be other Heather's in her class. but OTOH you wont have people asking " Really? how do you spell that?"

[3andnomore]

it's a pretty name..but wasn't tehre this movie out about the 3 Heathers...I am sure it was Heathers...

[ThinWhiteDuchess]

Mills

[MannyMoeAndJack]

I really used to like this name but unfortunately, Heather Mad Mills has kind of ruined it for me.

[geordieminx]

I like it.... But thats because its my name

Shoot - did you go to school with me?

[AbbeyA]

I like it because it is classic and always that bit unusual.

[dinkymum]

i knew a heather at primary school she was really clever and popular and was known as clever Heather which surely isnt a bad thing is it?
My nephew begged my SIL to call his little brother Heather if he was a girl and we have no idea where he got it from! you'd expect a 4 year old to want Dora or Fi Fi right!? lol

[brimfull]

love it

[PuppyMonkey]

I take it you don't watch EastEnders at the moment?

They all pronounce it Evvar

[raindropsonroses]

I wouldn't say it was a classic name, it is quite old fashioned now.
It was at its most trendy in the 1950s and dropped out of the top 100 about 20 years ago!

[Lauriefairycake]

one of the loveliest people I knew died a couple of years ago and that was her name , she was only 40

every time I see some I think of her

I like the name

[RustyBear]

DD has a friend called Heather -she's 18. Her mum is called Hazel!
I like them both - like Lorna too.

[Raahh]

i think it is lovely, it makes a change from other 'flower' names around. i was a school with a few ( child of the 70's), but it is a name that you rarely hear now.

[biscuitsmustbedunkedintea]

I think it's a wonderful name, but like Geordieminx I'm biased as I am a Heather

Don't think it's old fashioned. I was the only one in my entire school, always a good thing cos you feel special. Never have to spell it as someone has mentioned. People do attempt to shorten it to Heth, which is actively discouraged by me. Only downside I can see with my name is people do tend to try and rhyme it "Hello heather hows the weather? are your shoes made of leather and you weigh as light as a feather?"

I have never ever wanted to change my name I like it that much

[geordieminx]

TBH When I was at school I wasnt that fussed on it - I wanted a normal name like most of my friends - Helen/Gemma/Claire/Nicola. As biscuit says its unique without being whack - at work or in my social circle, I'm Heather, no-one else is which probably sounds weird but its nice.

[RustyBear]

DD's friend is always known as 'Hev', rather than Heth, which she doesn't seem to mind.

[Buda]

I like it. Have a friend called Heather who calls herself Hev for short. She has just called her DD Willow!

[belgo]

I adore Heather, Hazel, Holly and Willow. My dd1 has one of those names