Name meanings? 'Heather'?

I have searched everywhere but I can't find the proper meaning of my name.


Its 'Heather.'


Can anyone help?


Thanks.


xx

Name meanings? 'Heather'?
Flowering shrub
Reply:Heather is a type of bush.
Reply:Heather is a flowering plant from Scotland. :-)





“The floral name for the lavender or purple heather is said to mean “Admiration” or “Solitude“, whereas the floral name for white heather is said to mean “Protection” or “Wishes will come true”.
Reply:HEATHER


Gender: Feminine





English





Pronounced: HE-dhur


Means simply "heather" from the English word for the variety of small shrubs with pink or white flowers which commonly grow in rocky areas. It is derived from Middle English hather.
Reply:Isn't it just heather, as in the Scottish flower, just as Rose means rose?





I love the name Heather!
Reply:there are thousands of sites with the definition...I don't understand how you can't find them! lol...anyways this is one of them!





The girl's name Heather \he(a)-ther\ is pronounced HEH-ther. It is of Middle English origin. Flower name: an evergreen flowering plant that thrives on peaty barren lands, as in Scotland. Has an upper-class aura. Actress Heather Locklear.


ALSO....





Heather, a 2-syllable girl's name of Anglo-Saxon origin, means: The brightly colored flower heather.





Heather's ethnic backgrounds include Irish and English/Welsh.


Heather has 2 variant forms: Heath and Hether.








The link below is to yahoo search engine for the name Heather. Click any of the links to get more definitions.
Reply:It's a little hardy shrub with pretty glowers generally found on moorland.





Here you go





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calluna
Reply:It is a white flowering plant, much beloved of Gypsy's, and Romany's, who believe that wearing a heather button hole brings the wearer good luck.
Reply:Heather doesn't really have a meaning. It's a flowering shrub. It has pretty flowers.
Reply:Hi, i suppose there are many meanings to many names. Some websites make them up and some dont. So here are some of the meanings i have found...





Heather Plant


Small Shrub With Flowers


Heather


Flowering Shrub





So basically i think its just self explanatory.. heather as in the plant.





Hope this helps





xx :-) xx
Reply:concieved on a welsh hillside?
Reply:Boy or Girl ?: girl


Origin of name: English


Meaning: A flowering evergreen plant that thrives on peaty barren lands as in Scotland. Heather.
Reply:I just means heather - you are named after the plant heather - it doesn't mean anything else!





However you might like to know that a spray of white heather is the traditional token of good luck in Scotland.





Don't feel bad about not having a meaning to your name - my name is Holly %26amp; that has no special meaning either.
Reply:A Plant
Reply:Its origin is from the shrub





http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/...





http://www.babynamesocean.com/scottish_n...





http://www.babynamesworld.com/meaning_of...