Heath
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"Heath" comes from Old English hæð "tract of wasteland", from Proto-Germanic *khaiþijo (cognate with Old Irish ciad; see also heather, heathen) refers to a wild meadow or open, unploughed country, see Heath (habitat).
- It can refer specifically, to several related genera of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, growing in this habitat:
- Erica (the genus most widely so known)
- Calluna
- Cassiope
- Daboecia
- Epacris (a.k.a. Australian Heath)
- Leucopogon (Beard-heath)
- Phyllodoce
- Heath also refers to a number of places:
- In the United Kingdom:
- Heath, Cardiff, Wales
- Heath, Cheshire, England
- Heath, Derbyshire, England
- Heath, Devon, England
- Heath, Shropshire, England
- Heath, West Yorkshire, England
- In the United States of America:
- Other related names include:
- Blackheath, London, England
- Blackheath, West Midlands, England
- Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia
- Blore Heath, Staffordshire, England
- Chadwell Heath, London, England
- Flackwell Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
- Hampstead Heath, London, England
- Haywards Heath, West Sussex, England
- Holt Heath, Dorset, England
- Holt Heath, Worcestershire, England
- Hyde Heath, Buckinghamshire, England
- Lüneburg Heath, Germany
- Kings Heath, Birmingham, England
- Knettishall Heath, Norfolk, England
- Newton Heath, Manchester, England
- Short Heath, Birmingham, England
- Short Heath, Derbyshire, England
- Short Heath, Walsall, England
- Stoke Heath, Worcestershire, England
- Stoke Heath, Coventry, West Midlands England
- Surrey Heath District, Surrey, England
- Tuchel Heath, Poland; site of a World War II battle
- Washwood Heath, Birmingham, England
- West Heath, Birmingham, England
- It is also a surname; famous people named Heath include:
- Benjamin Heath, British scholar
- Darren Heath, motor sports photographer
- David Heath, British politician
- Edward Heath, British politician
- Ted Heath (bandleader)
- Lilian Heath, American doctor
- Michael Heath (cartoonist)
- Monroe Heath, American politician
- Samantha Heath, British politician
- Thomas Heath, British mathematician
- William Heath, American soldier and politician
- Joseph Heath, Canadian philosopher
- The Heath Brothers: Jimmy Heath, Percy Heath, and Tootie Heath, all American musicians
- A personal forename; famous people named Heath include:
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor
- W. Heath Robinson, British cartoonist
- Heath Streak, Zimbabwean cricketer
- Other uses:
- Heath bar, a popular candy bar
- Heath, a wyvern knight in Fire Emblem, a popular strategy and role-playing video game.