To ask your thoughts on the name Heather?

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Elegant? Pretty? Or just remind you of Hev from Eastenders...

I love it. But then it's my darling sister's name whom I love very much.

It’ll always remind me of the film Heathers-it would be a no from me.

It's not offensive as a name, but I have the same problem with it as others in that the only Heather I know is a one of the most awful, horrible most irredeemable human beings I've ever had the displeasure of crossing paths with.

Makes me think of the film too. I don’t dislike it, but I think there are nicer nature names.

I really like it. I understand that it was overused massively in America between 1970 and 1980 (roughly?) and so it could no possibly sound more jaded than it does right now. Not a young person's name. Nowhere near grandma chic about to come back. BUT it's a pretty sound and I love Heather.

Fraoch the Irish version is lovely as well. FRAYoch (like the end of Loch)

Sorry I hate it only know one who is about 20 (my niece's sister in law) and she is the most sour faced, rude person I have ever meet

Very ‘70s. It’s a no from me.

@robinsarebins so many evil Heathers around - hope I'm not the one you knew!

Not keen.

Depends on the accent in which it's spoken. Sounds lovely in an accent with the H and th prounounced. Sounds awful with the H dropped and a vv sound.
It's not a judgement on accents but just an observation.

It’s a Maureen and Brenda kind of name for me.

Reminds me of Mills

I quite like it. I can only think of one that I've known, and she seemed lovely, not that that should make any difference.

I love it, we had it on our shortlist for DD, but it just didn’t work well with our surname. I was very sad.

It’s a bit old lady-ish

I'm of 'a certain age' & I really like it. I met a three year old Heather recently & it suited her so well. She told me her name was Heather Kate, which I thought was really lovely.

I know two people with the name heather. Being too young to remember the film and having grown up with one of them, I think it’s a lovely name. Said correctly and not shortened it’s a classic.

I neither especially like or dislike it. It's okay. I wouldn't say it's elegant or pretty. It is a little old-fashioned. People I know with that name are in their 60s.

Sorry I'm not keen, I think it's old fashioned

It's a bit "meh" to me - don't dislike it, but don't particularly like it either. Probably a bit old fashioned.

No I don't like it. I think it's old fashioned, and will probably be pronounced 'Hevva'.

The only one I know is also a horrible human being so that probably biases me as well.

It's my name. 30 something, not evil, not American. I've met very few other Heather's in real life so quite like the name for that reason, however I always struggled pronouncing my 'th's' when I was younger which was somewhat problematic....

Bully in my class at school was Heather.

Other two people I know with the name also weren't pleasant people.

Not one if ever choose.

But if I'd have known friendly heathers then I can see it has nice connotations.

I know a couple of Heathers (Scottish) and think it is a lovely traditional name rather than old fashioned.

It is dated currently, but I think it's due for a combat in the next few years, as it is an inherently pretty Rose, Ivy, Grace -esque name, a couple more years until the generations of patents stop knowing it as the 'dated' name