Heather?

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Please could you give opinions on this.
thanks

Lauriefairycake - do you know my cousin? She was called Heather and died a few years ago aged about 40. Named my DD after her.

I get "H" for short which I love, and I think suts me quite well.

very pretty, and not very common these days

My sister has that name, she was always the only one in school etc with that name so has always stood out - I really like it

Lovely name.

Penona- if she lived in Aylesbury then yes

I realaly like Heather. ANother of those slightly dated Scottish names, like Lorna, which is coming back in.

I like it. I know a Mum with a Heather and an Amber, whichi I think is lovely. Very anti-fashion, but not in a silly way. very unusual nowadays too.

I like names that aren't obviously up and coming. I like to think outside the box (sorry, wanky phrase alert) and consider names like Melanie, Jilian and so on)

Buda, are you my friend?! Oh no, I don't call myself Hev so I can't be the same one.

I've always liked my name being fairly unusual. It makes life simpler. I know three Kates and three Katy/Katies which can make conversations confusing.

I'm Heather, but have always disliked my name. I haven't found there are too many others around, and it is certainly less popular now than it was when I was young.

It's also very difficult for non-English speaking people, e.g. when we were recently on holiday in Italy I had to give my name for when our order was ready in a cafe - the waitress ende up writing it down as "Edda", because she just couldn't cope with Heather!

dps favourite name

I personally don't like it, but it's not awful and would not cause any raised eyebrows.

Lauriefairycake - yes she did. How nice to know she made an impact on you too

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I think it is a bit old fashioned. When I think of Heather I think of tweed ?????

My dd is called Heather, so I love it! Don't know if I would have liked it if I lived anywhere other than Scotland mind. If I have another dd she'll be Holly. I like flowery but not twee names, obviously. Willow and Amber are lovely too.

My best friend is Heather, and her sister Hazel. However there's no good way of shortening Heather, it always ends up as Hev, which is pretty bad imo.

My cousin is 12 and is the only Heather I know.

Her little sister is Hannah, and its a nightmare trying to say Heather and Hannah quickly!

i like it but only because i'm heather (aged 28)and my sister is called lorna. typical scottish names!

Heather1980 - where abouts in scotland are you?

Buda I'm a Hev for short too! or sometimes H, depends on which friends I'm with! I like my name, although lol I have an Auntie called Hazel, also know a few Lornas too I've even worked in two places where there have been 3 of us Heathers just like the movie!