Heather

Heather is an English nature name derived from the word for the flowering shrub of the genus Calluna, which thrives on open moorlands, particularly in Scotland and northern England. The word itself traces back to Middle English hather or hathir, of uncertain Germanic origin. The name came into use in the nineteenth century as part of the broader Victorian fashion for botanical and nature-inspired given names, and it rose to particular popularity in the English-speaking world during the mid-twentieth century. Heath is a related masculine form drawn from the same root.