Heather Pronunciation Gender Female Word/name English derived from Middle English , hather Meaning Named after the plant Heather, which are a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas Region of origin Scotland Related names Heath Masculine form )
Heather is an English primarily feminine given name . The botanical name refers to a variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. The brush is native to Scotland and England, but it is more commonly found in Scotland due to its rocky territories. The name is derived from Middle English hather . The spelling was altered in the 18th century due to associations with the English word heath [ 1]
Heath is often regarded as a masculine form of the name.[ 2] [ 3]
Heather is also a surname.
Usage
Heather has been in use as a name for girls throughout the Anglosphere since the 1800s, though it was most common in the United Kingdom and in British Commonwealth countries in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Newspapers.com records the use of "Miss Heather" in reference to a girl's name as early as 2 August 1852, in The New York Times Glasgow in New York, with her mother.[ 4]
The name first appeared among the top 1,000 names for American girls in 1935. It was among the top 100 names for American girls from 1967 to 1998 and a top 10 name from 1972 to 1987. The name remained among the top 1,000 names for American girls until 2016 but has since declined in popularity. Heather was also among the top 1,000 names for American boys between 1974 and 1977.
Heather was among the top 100 names for girls in England and Wales from the 1930s to the early 1990s. It has since declined in use but remained among the top 1,000 names for girls through 2023. [ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
Popular culture has affected usage of the name. The name steadily increased in use through the 1950s and 1960s but spiked in popularity after the Walt Disney Company television movie Guns in the Heather Heathers [ 8]
Women
Heather Agyepong , British photographer, visual artist, performer and actressHeather Ahtone , American and Chickasaw academic and museum curatorHeather Albert (born 1968), American professional bicycle racerHeather Aldama (born 1978), American soccer playerHeather Altman , American real estate agent and reality television presenterHeather Anderson (born 1959), Scottish politicianHeather Anderson (1994–2022), Australian Army soldier and Australian rules footballerHeather Angel (actress) (1909–1986), English actressHeather Angel (photographer) (born 1941), English photographerHeather Elizabeth Apple (born 1948), Canadian writer, artist, and educator, with an interest in organic horticultureHeather Armbrust (born 1977), American professional female bodybuilderHeather Armitage (born 1933), British Olympic sprinter, British record holder for the 100 yardsHeather Armstrong (1975–2023), American blogger and internet personalityHeather Artinian (born 1993), deaf American lawyer who was the subject of the documentary Sound and Fury when she was a childHeather Asch (born 1966), American puppeteerHeather Ashton (1929–2019), British psychopharmacologist and physicianHeather Bagnall (born 1974), American politicianHeather Baker (born 1984), American producer, guitarist and musical directorHeather Baldwin , American politicianHeather Ballinger (born 1982), Australian rugby league footballerHeather Bambrick (born 1971), Canadian jazz singer, voice over artist, radio broadcaster and teacherHeather Bansley (born 1987), Canadian beach volleyball player and OlympianHeather Barnabe , Girls20's CEOHeather Barnett , English artist and academicHeather Baron-Gracie (born 1995), British singer, songwriter, and musicianHeather Battaly , American academicHeather Battey , British statisticianHeather Bauer , American politicianHeather Beers , American actress and freelance writerHeather Bellson , American television producer and writerHeather Berghmans (born 1988), American politicianHeather Bergsma (née Richardson; born 1989), American Olympic speed skaterHeather Berlin , American neuroscientist and licensed clinical psychologistHeather Bishoff , American politicianHeather Bishop (born 1949), Canadian folk singer-songwriterHeather Black (1951–2020), Scottish campaignerHeather Ratnage Black (born 1973), British skeleton coachHeather Blitz (born 1968), American dressage rider and OlympianHeather Blush , Canadian jazz singerHeather Booth (born 1945), American civil rights activist, feminist, and political strategistHeather Botting (born 1948), Canadian academic and Wiccan chaplainHeather Boushey (born 1970), American economistHeather Bown (born 1978), American volleyball playerHeather Boyd , American politicianHeather Brand (born 1982), Zimbabwean swimmer and OlympianHeather Brandon , South African Girl Guides executiveHeather Brandt , American behavioral scientistHeather Bratton (1987–2006), American fashion modelHeather Bresch (born 1969), American business executive and CEO of MylanHeather Brewer-Segal (1931–2006), Bermudian tennis playerHeather Bright , American singer, songwriter, DJ and record producerHeather Brigstocke, Baroness Brigstocke (1929–2004), British schoolteacher, academic and Conservative Life PeerHeather Woods Broderick (born 1983), American musician and composerHeather Brooke (born 1970), British-American journalist and freedom of information campaignerHeather Buchman (born 1965), American conductor and trombonistHeather E. Bullock , American social psychologistHeather Burge (born 1971), American basketball playerHeather Burke (born 1966), Australian historical archaeologistHeather “Hedy” Burress (born 1973), American actressHeather Burns , American actressHeather Came , New Zealand activist, academic and anti-racism scholarHeather Cameron , American neuroscientistHeather Cameron , Canadian and British social theorist and social entrepreneurHeather Anne Campbell , American writer, comedian, podcast host, and actressHeather Carroll , Canadian/British multi-disciplinary artistHeather Carter , American politicianHeather Castleden (born 1970), Canadian geographerHeather Chaplet , textile designer based in Burkina FasoHeather Chasen (1927–2020), English actressHeather Child (1911–1997), English calligrapher, heraldic artist, botanical illustrator and authorHeather Childers , anchor for Fox and Friends First Heather Christensen (born 1979), American modelHeather Christian , American singer, playwright, and composerHeather Clark (born 1980), American mixed martial artistHeather Clark , South African surferHeather Clark , American writer, literary critic and academicHeather Clarke (born 1958), Canadian rower and OlympianHeather Cloud , American politicianHeather Collins (born 1946), Canadian children's book illustratorHeather Cooke (born 1988), American professional soccer playerHeather Conkie , Canadian television writer and producer who began her career as an actressHeather Conley , American president of the German Marshall Fund of the United StatesHeather Connell , American film directorHeather Cook (born 1956), American deposed Episcopal Church bishopHeather Coombridge (born 1953), New Zealand swimmer and OlympianHeather Cooney (born 1989), Irish camogie playerHeather Corinna (born 1970), American author, activist, and Internet publisherHeather Corrie (born 1971), British-born slalom canoeistHeather Couper (1949–2020), British astronomer, broadcaster and science populariserHeather Cowell (born 1996), English rugby union playerHeather Cox (born 1970), American sportscasterHeather Craney (born 1971), English actressHeather Croall (born 1967), British-Australian filmmaker and festival directorHeather Crowe (activist) (1945–2006), Canadian anti-smoking campaignerHeather Currie , British gynaecologist
Heather Dale , Canadian Celtic folk musician, author, entrepreneur, and filkerHeather Daly-Donofrio (born 1969), American professional golferHeather Davis (born 1974), Canadian rowerHeather Day , American artistHeather Deal , Canadian biologist and politicianHeather De Lisle (born 1976), American television presenterHeather Dewdney (born 1947), English cricketerHeather Dewey-Hagborg (born 1982), information artist and bio-hackerHeather Doerksen (born 1980), Canadian actressHeather Donahue (born 1974), American actressHeather Doram , Antiguan artist, actor, activist and educator, who is the designer of Antigua and Barbuda's national costumeHeather Douglas (born 1969), American philosopherHeather Duby (born 1974), American singer-songwriterHeather Dubbeldam , Canadian architectHeather Dubrow (born 1969), American actress and television personalityHeather Eatman (born 1968), American songwriter, singer, graphic artist, and portraitistHeather Edelson (born 1981), American politicianA. Heather Eliassen , American public health researcher and academicHeather Rae El Moussa (née Young; born 1987), American modelsHeather Elvis (1993 – disappeared 2013), American missing personHeather Engebretson (born 1990), American lyric sopranoHeather Erickson (born 1993), American Paralympic sitting volleyball playerHeather Mae Erickson (born 1977), American artist, craftsperson, and designerHeather Erxleben (born 1966), former Canadian Forces soldier who was the first female to graduate from a Regular Force infantry trades training courseHeather Ezell (born 1987), American basketball coach and former playerHeather Fargo (born 1952), American politicianHeather Farr (1965–1993), American professional golfer on the LPGA TourHeather Fell (born 1983), British modern pentathlete turned triathlete and OlympianHeather Ferbert , American lawyer and educatorHeather M. Ferguson , professor, malaria vector biologistHeather Firbank (1888–1954), English socialiteHeather Fischer (born 1988), American racing cyclistHeather Fitzenhagen (born 1960), American politicianHeather Fogarty (born 1984), American musician and actressHeather Fong (born 1956), American security official and the former chief of police for San Francisco, CaliforniaHeather Foord (born 1965), Australian television journalistHeather Ford , South African Researcher, blogger, journalist, social entrepreneur, open source activistHeather Forsyth (born 1950), Canadian politicianHeather Foster (born 1966), Jamaican-born American professional bodybuilderHeather Frederiksen (born 1985), British Paralympic swimmerHeather Fuhr (born 1968), Canadian triathleteHeather Galbraith , New Zealand fine art curator and academicHeather B. Gardner (born 1971), American hip-hop artistHeather Garriock (born 1982), Australian former soccer player and coachHeather Gay (born 1974), American television personality, businesswoman and authorHeather Gell (1896–1988), Australian kindergarten teacher and early proponent of Dalcroze eurhythmics to AustraliaHeather George (1907–1983), Australian commercial photographerHeather Gerken (born 1969), American legal scholarHeather Gladney (born 1957), American authorHeather Getha-Taylor , American sociologistHeather Giugni , American filmmaker and politicianHeather Goad , Canadian linguistHeather Goldenhersh , American actressHeather Goodall , Australian academic and historianHeather Goodchild (born 1977), Canadian artist and costume designerHeather Gooding (born 1958), Barbadian sprinterHeather Goodman (1935–2022), British fell runner and former canoeistHeather Gordon (born 1967), American contemporary visual artistHeather Grabbe , political scientistHeather Graham (born 1996), Australian cricketerHeather Graham (born 1970), American actressHeather Graven , British atmospheric scientistHeather Greenwood (born 1958), American freestyle swimmerHeather Guino-o (born 1997), Filipina volleyball playerHeather Gustafson , American politicianHeather Hach , American screenwriter, librettist, and novelistHeather Hadwick (born 1979), American farmer and politicianHeather Haldane , Canadian television producerHeather Halley (born 1969), American film, television, stage and voice actressHeather Hallett, Baroness Hallett (born 1949), British judgeHeather Hancock (born 1965), British former civil servant and academicHeather Grace Hancock , American actressHeather Hardy (born 1982), American former professional boxer and mixed martial artistHeather Harper (1930–2019), Northern Irish operatic sopranoHeather Harrington (born 1984), American mathematicianHeather Hart (born 1975), American visual artistHeather Harvey (1899–1989), British writer and politicianHeather Hattin (born 1961), Canadian rower and OlympianHeather Havrilesky (born 1970), American author, essayist, and humoristHeather Headley (born 1974), Trinidadian singer and actressHeather Heggestad , Canadian curlerHeather Hemmens (born 1984), American actressHeather Henderson (born 1973), American professional burlesque dancer and podcast host who uses the stage name Baby HeatherHeather Hendrickson , American microbiologist based in New ZealandHeather French Henry (born 1974), American fashion designer, politician, veterans advocate and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss America 2000Heather Henson (born 1970), American contemporary puppet artist, the daughter of Jim HensonHeather Heying (born 1969), American evolutionary biologist, former professor, and authorHeather Heywood (born 1950), Scottish folk singerHeather Higginbottom (born 1972), American government officialHeather Higgins (born 1959), American businesswoman, political commentator, and non-profit sector executiveHeather H. Hill , American television director and producerHeather Rafe Hill (born 1960), Australian politicianHeather Hiscox (born 1965), Canadian news anchorHeather M. Hodges (born 1946), American foreign service officerHeather Holley , American music producer, songwriter, vocalist, vocal producer, composer, pianist, and Pro Tools engineerHeather Hora (born c. 1970), American politicianHeather Horst , American anthropologistHeather Horton (born 1974), Canadian fine artistHeather Houston (born 1959), Canadian curlerHeather H. Howard , American health policy expertHeather Hudson , American artistHeather Humphreys (born 1960), Irish politicianHeather Hunt (born 1973), Canadian rugby union playeHeather Hunter (born 1969), American entertainerHeather Hurst (born 1975), American archaeologist and archaeological illustratorHeather Hutt (born 1959), American politician
Heather Igloliorte (born 1979), Inuk scholar, independent curator and art historianHeather Ingman (born 1953), British academicHeather Innes (born 1939), Australian athlete and OlympianHeather Jackson (born 1984), American triathlete and track cyclistHeather Jansch (1948–2021), British sculptorHeather Jenner (1914–1991), British matchmakerHeather Jensen (born 1985), Canadian curlerHeather Lynn Johnsen , American U.S. Army soldierHeather Jones (born 1970), Canadian field hockey playerHeather Joseph , American Open Access advocateHeather Joshi (born 1946), British academic, economist, and demographerHeather Juergensen (born 1970), American actress and writerHeather Kadin (born 1972), American television producer and film producerHeather Kafka (born 1972), American film, television, and voice actressHeather Kalenchuk (born 1984), Canadian curlerHeather Kampf (born 1987), American middle-distance runnerHeather Keckler (born 1977), American beauty pageant contestant and dancerHeather Keeler (born 1981), American politicianHeather Keith , Canadian politicianHeather Kelley , American media artist, writer and video game designerHeather Kemkaran (born 1958), Canadian competitive figure skater and OlympianHeather Kerr (born 1991), English rugby union playerHeather King (born 1952), American writer, blogger and speakerHeather Klimchuk (born 1958), Canadian politicianHeather Knight , British archaeologistHeather Knight (born 1990), English cricketerHeather Knight , American journalistHeather Joy Knight , Jamaican born American educator and former college presidentHeather Koldewey , British biologistHeather Kozar (born 1976), American model Playboy's Playmate of the Month , January 1998Heather Kulik , American computational materials scientist and engineerHeather Kuttai (born 1969 or 1970), Canadian Paralympic shooterHeather Kuzmich (born 1986), American fashion model and America's Next Top Model , Cycle 9 participantHeather Land , American comedianHeather Langenkamp (born 1964), American actressHeather Langham (born 1989), Australian field hockey playerHeather Lank , Canadian Parliamentary LibrarianHeather Lawless , American actress, comedian, and voice actressHeather Lechtman , American materials scientist and archaeologistHeather Lende , American author, news writer, and politicianHeather Levi , American anthropologistHeather Lewandowski , American physicistHeather Lewis (born 1962), American multi-instrumentalist and founding member of Beat HappeningHeather Lewis (c. 1962–2002), American writerHeather Lieberg (born 1979), American long-distance runnerHeather Lind (born 1983), American actressHeather Little-White (1952–2013), Jamaican nutritionist, journalist and disabilities activistHeather Locklear (born 1961), American actressHeather Loeffler , American set decoratorHeather Logan-Sprenger , Canadian professional road cyclistHeather Logghe , American Surgical Research Fellow at Thomas Jefferson University HospitalHeather Longstaffe , Canadian singer-songwriterHeather Lyke (born 1970), American former athletic director and university administratorHeather J. Lynch , American academicHeather Maahs , Canadian politicianHeather MacAllister (1968–2007), American burlesque performer and social justice activistHeather Mac Donald (born 1956), American political commentator, essayist, attorney, and authorHeather MacDougall , American lawyer, former government official, and business executiveHeather Mack (born 1995), American heiress convicted of murdering her motherHeather Beach Maclean (born 1972), American authorHeather Maclean (born 1992), Canadian competitive swimmer and OlympianHeather Maclean (born 1995), American middle distance runnerHeather MacNeil , Canadian archivistHeather MacRae (born 1946), American actressHeather Macy (born 1978), American college basketball coachHeather Mallick (born 1959), Canadian columnist, author and lecturerHeather Maloney (born 1985), American singer-songwriterHeather Mandoli (born 1982), Canadian rowerHeather Manfredda (born 1986), American World Long Drive competitorHeather Mann (born 1989), British individual rhythmic gymnastHeather Marks (born 1988), Canadian modelHeather Marsh , Canadian philosopher, programmer and human rights activistHeather Martin (born 1963), Canadian curlerHeather Martin , British designerHeather Masse (born 1982), American alto singer and member of the Canadian folk trio The Wailin' JennysHeather Matarazzo (born 1982), American actressHeather Lin̄i-Leo Matas (died 2016), Vanuatu lawyerHeather Matson , American politicianHeather Matthews (born 1946), New Zealand middle-distance runnerHeather Maxwell (born 1949), American singer-songwriter and radio host for Voice of AmericaHeather Maynard , American chemistHeather Mazur , American actressHeather McAdam , American actressHeather McCartney (born 1962), American-British potter and artist, daughter of Linda McCartney and adopted daughter of Paul McCartneyHeather McComb (born 1977), American actressHeather McDermid (born 1968), Canadian rowerHeather McDonald (born 1970), American stand-up comedian, actress and authorHeather McElhatton , American writer and producerHeather “H.C.” McEntire , American folk musicianHeather McEwen (born 1984), Canadian actressHeather McGhee (born 1980), American author and policy advocateHeather McGowan , American writerHeather McGregor (born 1962), British executive, journalist, and academicHeather McHugh (born 1948), American poetHeather McLean (born 1993), Canadian speed skater and OlympianHeather McMahan (born 1987), American actress, comedian, and writerHeather McNair , American actressHeather McNairn , Canadian federal research scientistHeather McNaugher , American poetHeather McPherson (born 1972), Canadian politicianHeather McPhie (born 1984), American freestyle moguls skier and OlympianHeather McRobie , British-Australian writer, academic, founder of the space consultancy AstrodottirHeather McTaggart (born 1962), British born Australian politicianHeather Melville (born 1962), British bankerHeather Menzies (1949–2017), Canadian actressHeather Mercer (born 1976), American aid workerHeather Sue Mercer , American plaintiff in lawsuit against Duke UniversityHeather Meyer (born 1980), American politicianHeather Miller (born 1966), American businesswomanHeather Ross Miller (born 1939), American writerHeather Miller-Koch (born 1987), American track and field athlete and OlympianHeather Mills (born 1968), British model and activist; the second wife of Paul McCartneyHeather Mitchell , Australian actressHeather Mitts (born 1978), American professional soccer playerHeather Mizeur (born 1972), American politicianHeather Monro (born 1971), British orienteerHeather Moody (born 1973), American water polo player and OlympianHeather Moore , American engineerHeather B. Moore , American writerHeather Morgan , American actress and comedianHeather Morgan , American country music singer-songwriterHeather Morison (born 1973), Welsh artistHeather Morris (born 1953), New Zealand author who lives in AustraliaHeather Morris (born 1987), American actress and dancer from Glee Heather Morrison , Canadian emergency room physicianHeather Moyse (born 1978), Canadian bobsledder and rugby union playerHeather Munroe-Blum (born 1950), Canadian academic and businesswomanHeather Myles (born 1962), American country music singer
Heather Nabozny (born 1970), American groundskeeperHeather Nauert (born 1970), American broadcast journalist and former U.S. State Department spokespersonHeather Nedohin (born 1975), Canadian curlerHeather Nevay (born 1965), Scottish painter and illustratorHeather Newsham (born 1977), Canadian softball player and OlympianHeather Nicholson , British animal rights activistHeather Nicholson (1931–2019), New Zealand geologist and writerHeather North (1945–2017), American voice actressHeather Nova (born 1967), Bermudian singer-songwriter and poetHeather Nuhfer (born 1982), American comic book writerHeather Oakes (born 1959), English sprinterHeather O'Donnell , American classical pianist and psychologist living in Düsseldorf, GermanyHeather O'Donoghue , British academicHeather Oesterle (born 1979), American women’s basketball assistant coach and former playerHeather Ogden (born 1980), Canadian ballet dancerHeather Oliver (born 1987), Australian professional basketball playerHeather Olmstead , American college volleyball coachHeather Olver (born 1986), English badminton playerHeather O'Neill (born 1973), Canadian novelist, poet, short story writer, screenwriter and journalistHeather O'Reilly (born 1985), American soccer playerHeather O'Rourke (1975–1988), American actressHeather Owens (born 1983), American professional wrestlerHeather Parisi (born 1960), American-born Italian dancer, singer and television personalityHeather Pease (born 1975), American synchronized swimmer and Olympic championHeather Parry (born 1971), American television and film producerHeather Patisaul , American neuroendocrinologistHeather Patrick , American physicistHeather Paxson , American cultural anthropologist and science and technology studies scholarHeather Payne (born 2000), Irish professional footballerHeather Peace (born 1975), British actressHeather Penney (born 1974), American defense policy expertHeather Petri (born 1978), American water polo player and OlympianHeather Phillips , American operatic coloratura sopranoHeather Pick (1970–2008), American television news anchorHeather Podesta (born 1970), American lawyer and lobbyistHeather Graham Pozzessere (born 1953), American romance novelistHeather Pressdee (born 1982), American nurse and convicted serial killerHeather Pringle , Canadian freelance science writerHeather L. Pringle , American U.S. Air Force major generalHeather Purnell (born 1986), Canadian gymnast and OlympianHeather Purser , American and Suquamish LGBT advocateHeather Quinlan (born 1974), American writer and filmmakerHeather Rabbatts (born 1955), Jamaican-born British solicitor, businesswoman, and broadcasterHeather Rae (born 1966), American film and television producer and directorHeather Raffo (born 1970), American actressHeather Ramsdell , American poet and playwrightHeather Rankin (born 1967), Canadian singer, songwriter and actressHeather Rankin (born 1965), Canadian curlerHeather Rattray , American actressHeather Raymond , American politicianHeather Reid (born c. 1969), Scottish meteorologist, physicist, science communicator and educatorHeather Reisman (born 1948), Canadian businesswoman and philanthropistHeather Rhyne , American politicianHeather Rich (1980–1996), American murder victimHeather Richards , Scottish football forwardHeather Cox Richardson (born 1962), American historian, author, and educatorHeather Ridout (born 1954), Australian businesswomanHeather Ripley (born 1959), Scottish actressHeather Roberts , Botswanan international lawn bowlerHeather Robertson (1942–2014), Canadian journalist, novelist and non-fiction writerHeather Robinson , American independent journalist and commentatorHeather Robinson (born 1978), American screenwriter, film producer and authorHeather Roffey (born 1986), Caymanian swimmer and OlympianHeather Rogers (1959–2023), English barristerHeather Rose (born 1964), Australian authorHeather Ross , American film directorHeather J. Ross , Canadian professor of medicineHeather Ross-McManus (born 1973), Canadian trampoline gymnast and OlympianHeather Roy (born 1964), New Zealand politicianHeather Royer (born 1974), American economistHeather Royes (born 1943), Jamaican media consultant, HIV/AIDS consultant and poetHeather Russell (born 2000), Canadian singer-songwriter
Heather Samuel (born 1970), sprinter from Antigua and BermudaHeather Sanborn , American politicianHeather Savory (born 1963), British former chair of the United Kingdom government's Open Data User GroupHeather Scheuber (born 1988), English footballerHeather Scott , American biologist, businesswoman, and politicianHeather Sears (1935–1994), British stage and screen actressHeather J. Sharkey (born 1967), American historianHeather Sheardown , Canadian academicHeather Sheehan (born 1961), American artist who lives and works in Cologne, GermanyHeather Shimmen (born 1957), Australian artistHeather Shipley , American environmental engineer and academic administratorHeather Siegers (born 1996), Dutch cricketerHeather Simmons (born c. 1968 or 1969), American public relations professional and politicianHeather Simmons-Carrasco (born 1970), American competitor in synchronized swimming and Olympic championHeather Simms (born 1970), American actressHeather Simpson , New Zealand civil servantHeather McGinty Simpson , Scottish broadcast journalist and presenterHeather Vivian Simpson , New Zealand animal physiologist and academicHeather Singleton , Zimbabwean international lawn bowlerHeather Sirocki , American politicianHeather Small (born 1965), British singerHeather Smith (born 1972), Canadian curlerHeather A. Smith , American nurse and academic administratorHeather Forster Smith , American judgeHeather Southcott (1928–2014), Australian politicianHeather Spears (1934–2021), Canadian-born poet, novelist, artist, sculptor, and educatorHeather Spohr (born 1979), American blogger and philanthropistHeather Stainbrook (born 2001), American professional soccer playerHeather Standring (born 1928), British illustratorHeather Stanning (born 1985), British professional rowerHeather Stapleton , American environmental organic chemist and exposure scientistHeather Steacy (born 1988), Canadian track and field athlete and OlympianHeather Steans (born 1963), American politicianHeather Steel (born 1940), British judgeHeather Stefanson (born 1970), Canadian politician who served as the 24th premier of Manitoba from 2021 to 2023Heather Stephens , American actressHeather Stewart (born 1976), English journalistHeather Stewart-Whyte (born 1968), British modelHeather Stott , English weather forecasterHeather Straka (born 1972), New Zealand artistHeather Strong (1982–2009), American murder victimHeather Stuart , Canadian social-epidemiologistHeather Surprenant , American politician and farmerHeather Sutherland (born 1943), Australian historian and academicHeather Suttie , Scottish TV and radio presenterHeather B. Swann (born 1961), Australian contemporary artistHeather Dawn Sweet (born 1981), Canadian politicianDita Von Teese (born Heather Renée Sweet in 1972), American burlesque performerHeather Tanguay (born 1944), New Zealand politicianHeather Tanner (1903–1993), English writer and activistHeather Tarr (born 1974), American college softball coach and former playerHeather Terrell (born 1968), American novelist and lawyerHeather Thomas (born 1957), American actressHeather Ann Thompson , American historian, author, activist, professor, and speakerHeather Dawn Thompson , American and Lakota attorneyHeather Thomson (born 1940), Canadian sopranoHeather Tom (born 1975), American actressHeather Trost (born 1982), American violinist and singerHeather Tully (born 1980), American politicianHeather Turland (born 1960), Australian long-distance runnerHeather Tweed (born 1959), visual artistHeather Unruh (born 1967), American journalist and former television news anchorHeather Vallier , American orthopaedic surgeonHeather Variava , American diplomatHeather Veitch (born 1974), American Christian missionaryHeather Viles , British academicHeather Vitale , American television journalistHeather Wahlquist (born 1977), American film and television actressHeather Wakelee , American academicHeather Wallace (born 1961), Zambian born Canadian and Scottish squash playerHeather Ward (born 1938), English badminton playerHeather Warner (born 1993), Welsh racewalkerHeather Watson (born 1992), British professional tennis playerHeather Watts (born 1953), American former ballet dancer and teacherHeather Webber , American author of romance and mystery novelsHeather A. Welch , American judgeHeather Wells (born 1989), American beauty pageant titleholder from Warren, Ohio who was named Miss Ohio 2013Heather Leigh West , American singer and composerHeather Wheeler (born 1959), British politicianHeather Whelan (born 1977), Irish cricketerHeather Whitestone (born 1973), Miss America winnerHeather Widdows (born 1972), British philosopherHeather Wilde , English actressHeather Willauer (born 1974), American analytical chemist and inventorHeather Willens (born 1971), American professional tennis playerHeather Williams (born 1955), American biologistHeather Andrea Williams , American lawyer and academicHeather Williams (born 1963), British High Court judgeHeather Ann Williams (born 1977), British medical physicistHeather Holder Williams (born 1976), American singer-songwriterHeather Wilson (born 1960), American politician and university presidentHeather Wilson (born 1982), Irish racing cyclistHeather Gemmen Wilson (born 1971), Canadian author and editor of children's booksHeather Wolfe (born 1971), American curator of manuscripts and archivist at the Folger Shakespeare LibraryHeather Wright (born 1950), English actressHeather Wurtele (born 1979), Canadian professional triathleteHeather Youmans (born 1992), American dancer and singer-songwriterHeather Young (born 1945), American actressHeather Young , Canadian filmmakerHeather Bowie Young (born 1975), American professional golferHeather Zar , South African physician and scientistHeather Zichal (born 1976), American executive, consultant, and political advisor who specializes in climate change and environmental policyHeather Zurich (born 1987), American former basketball player and coach
Fictional characters
Heather, a character from the 1997 American television sitcom Arsenio
Heather, on the 2017 animated comedy film The Nut Job 2
Heather, the protagonist in the young adult novel The Faraway Lurs
Heather, a main character in the Canadian animated series Total Drama
Heather, a character from the game Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn
Heather, a character in 1996 American black comedy movie The Cable Guy
Heather, a character from the Dreamworks 2006 3D computer-animated film Over the Hedge
Heather Badcock, a victim in Agatha Christie's 1962 novel, The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
Heather Campbell, the first love of Connor MacLeod , the main protagonist of the Highlander Duncan MacLeod of the television series spinoff)
Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, and Heather McNamara, the eponymous clique from the 1988 teen film Heathers musical adaptation
Heather Dante, daughter of Tony Soprano's consigliere , Silvio Dante , on The Sopranos
Heather Farrell, from the original Degrassi
Heather Gushue, a character in the film Cyberbully
Heather Hart, a character in the novel Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said Philip K. Dick
Heather Haversham , fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Brookside Heather Holloway, a character from the Netflix TV series Stranger Things
Lady Heather (real name Heather Kessler), a character in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Heather Mason , the female protagonist in Silent Hill 3 Heather McCallister, Kevin's eldest cousin in Home Alone
Heather Owens, a character from Mr. Belvedere
Heather Scott, a character in the 1989 action comedy film Speed Zone
Heather Sinclair , a character in Degrassi: The Next Generation Heather Stevens Williams , a character from the American soap opera The Young and the Restless Heather Trott , a character from the British soap opera EastEnders Heather Roth, a character on a TV series The Ranch
Heather Webber, character on the American soap opera General Hospital
Heather the Violet Fairy, from the children's book series Rainbow Magic
Heather Wold, the name of the Little Red-Haired Girl from Peanuts
References
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^ Kopf, Dan (15 September 2018). "The epic rise and fall of the name Heather" . qz.com . Quartz. Retrieved 23 December 2024 .
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