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Heather
I always disliked this but lately I thought it was kind of charming. What do you think? Ready for a comeback or hopelessly dated? If it will make a comeback, when? Do you see it entering the top 100 again?Do you know any girls named Heather? How old are they? do they have nicknames/middle names?
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From a Heather...(m)I do NOT think it's ready for a comeback. It's still terribly dated. I wish it hadn't been so annoying popular in the 1970s and 80s, because it really could be a sweet flower name instead of a stereotypical bimbo name. :-/ I disliked my name growing up because it was so popular, but I was still usually the only one in my class (most of the Heathers I know are 2-5 years younger than myself), but now, I'm one of 4 at work on nights + another one on days. *sigh* It's annoying that I've spent a lot of my life being Heather S., but just another reason why I really dislike overused names.
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Though otherwise a rather neutral meaning in my books, it has the unfortunate association with the movie "Heathers"... That was just wierd. If you haven't watched it, I don't recommend it.
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I know two Heathers. My mum, 45, and another aged 13.I don't really like it.
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I'm the right age to know lots of Heather (early 20's) but don't know any.I'm surprised so many people were for it because I thought this name had a strong "1980's Valley Girl" association. Once you get past the, well, "Heathers" image, it's quite nice sound and meaning. I could see it making a comeback once this generation of Heathers is older -- maybe 20 years.
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I kind of like it. The only people that I know named Heather are my aunt who is in her early 30's and a girl that I went to school with who is about 20. I don't see it having a comeback anytime soon.
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Heather was a popular name when I was growing up (I was born in 1981). Like you, I've developed a fondness for the name; I used to think it was trendy and lame, but I started liking it once I didn't hear it so much anymore.All the Heathers I know are in their 20's/30's, BTW.
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My middle name is Heather, I'm 21. I know a girl with it as a first name the same age as me, and also a woman in her late 40s. I do think my name is a product of it's time, so slightly dated, but not overly so. I like Heather. Heathers are both beautiful and tough (you get to realise that if you've ever slid down a mountain and had to grab hold of something :) ) They're also native to Scotland where I live.

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I've always liked Heather. I think it's really pretty, and it works really well with a variety of mns. Heather doesn't seem dated at all. I know four Heathers, and they're all different ages, so I think this is partly why it seems timeless to me. My mother's eldest sister is Elizabeth Heather, but she has ALWAYS gone by Heather; she's in her early sixties. I also know a Heather who is in her forties (not sure of her mn) and a Heather Ann who is 28. The youngest Heather I know is Heather Eliza, and she's 10 years old.I think it's a name that works well on any age.None of the Heathers that I know ever use any kind of nn.
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One girl in my high school was named Heather, but she didn't have any nns. I love it. It has the rep for being a mean girl's name but I think it's classy and the fact that it's less popular now means it's perfect to use.
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I love it, and I see it making a comeback. I knew a lot of Heathers while growing up (I'm 26), and so I have too many associations and would have a difficult time using it. But, I would love to see a little Heather.
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I never really liked this name either. I don't really like the sound of it and it makes me think of a plant, but not a flower, more like a shrub.I know two girls named Heather (ages 21 and 25). One is Heather Lee Lastname and I know she loves her name because she thinks of her name together as an adjective, heatherly, and for some reason this really amuses her. I also two younger girls named Heather, both about 9 years old.
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My cousins name is Heather.
When she was named Heather it was very uncommon.
Shes like in her 30s-ish now.
Sometimes my mom calls her "Heathe"(like Heather without the -er. not like HEETH)
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I know one Heather who's 18. She doesn't use a nickname.I didn't realise Heather was dated.
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I know one Heather, and she'd be in her late 30's early 40's. I really don't see it coming back,and all i see is with this name is "heat her".
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I like it for either gender.I know one Heather she was nice.
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I really like Heather, and I don't feel it's dated at all. It'd still be charming on a girl today.I know our poster Isla is named Heather, and I have a friend named Heather (also a nurse). Don't know her middle name.
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It's a nurse-y name, apparentlyI know several nurses, besides myself, named Heather. :b
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You know, you called it bimbo-ish before, and I don't think of it as remotely trampish. It just seems clean, sweet and beautiful to me. Of course, since you've had it your whole life you're probably jaded :-)
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I don't really think it's bimbo-ish, esp. since there are so many of us now. Like so many other overused names, it has a very different image for almost everyone, instead of something like, say, Edith or Winifred. :b But for years, it was seen as a bimbo-ish kind of name--at least according to characters with that name on tv shows and movies, almost always blonde with big boobs, and or a psycho girlfriend. ;)
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I kind of like it, though it sounds like a dying person wheezing out a breath when you say it in a certain way.
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