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Help[Opinions] Since that's my name....(m)
in reply to a message by Kitty
I guess I'm a bit of an expert on it. :)
I didn't love my name growing up--it was too common, though I know many more Heathers that are 3-4 years younger than myself (I'm 28). And right now there's 3 of us at work, and it can get confusing.
There's also the bimbo stereotype, which I'm well aware of. But most of the Heathers I've met--including myself, of course--are not bimbos. Far from it. :) I'm not blonde either, btw.
I like the idea of the name now. The fact that I can find a flower, fragrance and color with "Heather" in the name is kind of cool. And I recently went to Ireland (I want to go to Scotland so badly....) and took pictures of a few fields of heather. Unfortunately it was March so it was all dead heather. :(
As others have said, the popularity of the name has kind of ruined it for many. I see it as a better name than Stephanie or Kimberly, for instance (though I am a bit biased), though they're all very common for girls/women my age, but we're probably seen as just another Heather, Kim, Jennifer (ugh, I used to constantly get called Jennifer), etc.
Sorry to ramble on so... I have seen a few babies recently named Heather. I'm not sure why it crops up here and there. But I've also seen some named Brenda, Phyllis, etc. and other names that have done their time and should probably just go away, too. :b
I didn't love my name growing up--it was too common, though I know many more Heathers that are 3-4 years younger than myself (I'm 28). And right now there's 3 of us at work, and it can get confusing.
There's also the bimbo stereotype, which I'm well aware of. But most of the Heathers I've met--including myself, of course--are not bimbos. Far from it. :) I'm not blonde either, btw.
I like the idea of the name now. The fact that I can find a flower, fragrance and color with "Heather" in the name is kind of cool. And I recently went to Ireland (I want to go to Scotland so badly....) and took pictures of a few fields of heather. Unfortunately it was March so it was all dead heather. :(
As others have said, the popularity of the name has kind of ruined it for many. I see it as a better name than Stephanie or Kimberly, for instance (though I am a bit biased), though they're all very common for girls/women my age, but we're probably seen as just another Heather, Kim, Jennifer (ugh, I used to constantly get called Jennifer), etc.
Sorry to ramble on so... I have seen a few babies recently named Heather. I'm not sure why it crops up here and there. But I've also seen some named Brenda, Phyllis, etc. and other names that have done their time and should probably just go away, too. :b
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