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Heather is a British plant name adopted into English given-name use. It refers to small flowering shrubs often seen on open moorland, with the older word passing through Middle English. Unlike a surname such as Heath, this given name comes directly from the plant word. Its usual British pronunciation has two syllables and no pronounced final 'r' in non-rhotic accents.
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