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Feather

Girl Name day: February 19 In French: Heather
Feather is a short form of Heather: on birth records it is written Heather (526,523 births). History, popularity and famous bearers: on the Heather page.
Origin: English botanical/nature name, from Middle English 'hather'. Meaning: The heather shrub / flowering moorland plant.
Heather comes from the Middle English word 'hather' (of uncertain, possibly Old English origin) for the low evergreen shrub of the heaths, and was adopted as a girl's name during the Victorian vogue for flower names.

Name day for Feather

February 19

Why this day? Feather is a short form of Heather, and shares its name day.

Feather is celebrated in the United States on February 19.

The story of the name Feather

Feather is a short form of Heather. It keeps its origin (English botanical/nature name, from Middle English 'hather') and meaning — the heather shrub / flowering moorland plant, and shares its name day, February 19.

On birth records, Feather is rarely written as such: the Feathers are Heathers (526,523 births). For the name's history, year-by-year popularity and famous bearers, read the Heather page.

Frequently asked questions about Feather

What does Feather mean?

Feather is a short form of Heather, which means the heather shrub / flowering moorland plant.

When is Feather's name day?

February 19, together with Heather: a short form shares the name day of the name it comes from.

Is Feather a name in its own right?

It is a familiar short form. It does not appear as such in birth records, where you find Heather.

Feather's profile

Energy 6/10
Humor 6/10
Independence 6/10
Sensitivity 7/10
Ambition 4/10
Stability 6/10
Whimsy 7/10
Diplomacy 6/10
Loyalty 6/10
Need for attention 5/10

Playful profile, for entertainment.

Name compatibility potential:

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Friendship potential for Feather

Top 10

  1. Canaan95%
  2. Lucian92%
  3. Zain92%
  4. Alessandro90%
  5. Taj90%
  6. Bodhi90%
  7. Keanu89%
  8. Langston89%
  9. Ishmael89%
  10. Edison88%

Bottom 10

  1. Abdullah43%
  2. Luka43%
  3. Knox44%
  4. Samson45%
  5. Gunner48%
  6. Bruno50%
  7. Abram50%
  8. Gunnar52%
  9. Sonny53%
  10. Gideon53%

Love potential for Feather

Top 10

  1. Loyal93%
  2. Chaim93%
  3. Shmuel93%
  4. Eliezer90%
  5. Yosef90%
  6. Watson90%
  7. Yisroel90%
  8. Mohammad88%
  9. Mordechai87%
  10. Jasiah87%

Bottom 10

  1. Luka42%
  2. Knox42%
  3. Cain42%
  4. Vladimir42%
  5. Kash42%
  6. Gunner44%
  7. Gunnar45%
  8. Bronson46%
  9. Mathias46%
  10. Kye47%

Professional potential for Feather

Top 10

  1. Lucien77%
  2. Eliseo76%
  3. Menachem74%
  4. Keanu73%
  5. Bodhi73%
  6. Abner70%
  7. Marcel70%
  8. Kenton70%
  9. Alden70%
  10. Watson69%

Bottom 10

  1. Blaze42%
  2. Caesar42%
  3. Princeton42%
  4. Sylas42%
  5. Bridger42%
  6. Orion42%
  7. Moshe42%
  8. Barron42%
  9. Canaan42%
  10. Rey42%

Crush potential for Feather

Top 10

  1. Langston96%
  2. Alessandro96%
  3. Zayn95%
  4. Zain95%
  5. Lucian94%
  6. Edison94%
  7. Canaan94%
  8. Lucius93%
  9. Adonis93%
  10. Jasiah92%

Bottom 10

  1. Luka46%
  2. Abram48%
  3. Lucien51%
  4. Hendrix53%
  5. Abdullah53%
  6. Knox53%
  7. Gideon58%
  8. Gunnar59%
  9. Cain59%
  10. Abdiel59%
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