Heather / Erica?

[LouLucky]

Thoughts on the names Erica and Heather?

I love Heather, but feel like Heather as a name might be a bit dated. Erica is Latin for heather, as well as being a Scandinavian name, meaning 'ruler'. I actually think it's quite pretty.

I think they are both lovely

If I had to choose I would probably opt for Heather but only because E names are massively popular so an H name makes a nice change!

They're both, to my ears at least, 1980s cheerleader names. That's not a criticism as they're both pretty. I think I'd go for Erica but Heather has a nice soft sound.

Iike them both but prefer Erica. Heather tends to be hevva round here.

Love Heather! V pretty. Erica is a bit harsher sounding for me.

I prefer Erica.

I know quite a few Heathers, including a couple of younger ones, and in my part of the SE it gets pronounced as Hevva

I love both. Would choose Heather.

In Scotland, Heather is a very popular name. I don't know if that bothers you?

I have a cousin called Erica, in my mind Erica is a strong caring woman so obviously I prefer it! I also like Heather though it's pretty!

My name is Heather, and I have never had a problem with it. Though it often gets shortened to Hev which I used to ask people not to do but my partner did it and it became affectionate and now I dont correct anyone anymore. People are right, in my northern accent it is definitely pronounced Heva sometimes. Drives my mum mad as "that's not the name she gave me". I'm 26 and I've only ever met one other Heather too.

I like both very much.

I slightly prefer the spelling Erika.

Prefer erica x

I’ve NC specifically post on this thread. It’s a great name (but I may be biased). I think the main issue with the name Heather is that it is really difficult for anyone who doesn’t speak English as their first language to pronounce- it’s particularly the ‘th’ sound that non native English speakers find virtually impossible to say.

@AmigoingcrZy and now you’ve met another one.

I’ve name changed also to post on this…. I’m an Erica and it’s lovely that you want to call your DD that.. .. I’ve never come across that!

My mum got my name from the writer Erica jong, she wrote some favour interesting novels 🙈thanks mum for telling me that!

I’ve also a friend called heather, she’s lovely and full of warmth.

Both are fab names

Also people always spell my name Erika 🙈🤣

I have a family member who is a Heather. She gets called Hev a lot and she really hates it.

I much prefer Erica. It’s a really strong name. I don’t like Heather at all.

I really like both, slightly prefer Erica. Nicknames could be Hetty or Ricky if that makes any difference.

I love Heather. Erica is harsh.

My DD is Heather. She is never shortened to Hev (which I dislike). I sometimes call her Hetty for short. She’s 25 now!

I really like Erica :)

Prefer Erica.

Much prefer Erica - very underused

Love the name Heather , my sister is Heather-Ann and it's such a soft and gentle sounding name although she does get called Trev by her children which is quite funny .

I really like the sound of Heather, very pretty - although yes it does feel slightly 70's/early 80's. Nothing wrong with Erica, although for some reason I find it a bit harsh sounding (maybe because I love Erik for boys which reminds me of Vikings!).

I think they're both really nice names. Heather sounds softer, and has historically been a more common name in Britain than Erica has, so could be considered a little dated.
Erica is a bit livelier and also feels slightly more modern to me than Heather (although in other countries like the US, it's also probably a bit dated now).

I would find it hard to choose between the two, as they're both such nice names.