English

Proper noun

Heather ‎(plural Heathers)

1. A female given name.
   • 1867 J.H.Riddell: Far Above Rubies. Bernhard Tauchnitz 1867. page 50:

     She struck his fancy - that pretty girl with the quaint name: sweet Heather Bell, as Mr. Travers always called her.

     "The name was a fancy of her godfather, an eccentric bachelor," the lady explained. " She was the youngest of three daughters, and the other two were called, respectively, 'Lily' and 'Rose'. 'Call this one Heather,' said Mr. Stewart, who loved Scotland and her purple mountains, 'she will grow up like the heather, perhaps - strong, hardy, a wild flower, worth of a hundred of your garden rarities.'

   • 2001 John Irving: The Cider House Rules. Ballantine Books 2001. ISBN 0345417941 page 506:

     "I like Hazel and Heather," Angel said, after a while. "They're both names of plants, so they sort of go with Rose."

     "I don't have no plant, I got a little girl," Rose Rose said, smiling.

2. A surname​.

Usage notes

• The given name was popular at the end of the 20th century.

Translations

Anagrams

• heareth

English

heather (Calluna vulgaris)

Noun

heather ‎(plural heathers)

1. (botany) An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers.
2. (botany) The Ericaceae family.
3. (botany) Various species of the genus Erica.
4. (botany) Various species of the genus Cassiope.
5. A purple colour with a tint of pink and blue.

   heather colour:

Synonyms

• (Calluna vulgaris): ling

Related terms

• heath

Derived terms

See also

• Appendix:Colors

Translations

Adjective

heather ‎(comparative more heather, superlative most heather)

1. Of a purple colour with a tint with pink and blue.

Anagrams

• heareth