The name [name]Heathcliff[/name]? [name]Heath[/name] for short? My name is [name]Heather[/name], and my dad and grandpa are both Cliffords. Is that weird or neat?
I think it is clever… but worry about a household with a [name]Heath[/name] and a [name]Heather[/name]… Maybe for a middle? just imo
[name]Ah[/name], I didn’t even think about that! Very smart.
I like it! It’s clever. For what it’s worth, my grandfather and uncle are Jerry and Jared and that only causes minimal problems. The “ea” in Heath and the “ea” in Heather are said differently as well.
I do think it’s clever, but agree with the poster who suggested it as a middle name because it could get confusing.
I’d put it in the middle for sure. Very clever though.
That’s great! Definitely for a middle to avoid confusion, but I love it!
[name]Heathcliff[/name] would be a wonderful surprise in the middle spot. I can just imagine you announcing the birth as _____ [name]Heathcliff[/name] _____ and everyone saying “[name]Ah[/name]! That’s nice”
It’s also a cute, clever way to honor family. I really like it.
I think its an awesome idea. Since [name]Heath[/name] and [name]Heather[/name] although looking the same sound nothing alike, a first name spot imho is perfectly ok.
My youngest dd’s mn is [name]Leona[/name] and DH’ mn is [name]Leonard[/name] and he was named after his grandfather who had it as a first name. So I love teists on family names, and yours is even cooler since it honors people named [name]Clifford[/name]!
Teists=twists. Typing in bed squeezed next to a 3 year old and the wall, lol
I think it is perfect and extremely clever! Not to mention that [name]Heathcliff[/name] is such a wonderful and literary name.
I really do think it would be fine as a first name though, since it is unlikely that the sound of [name]Heath[/name] will mixed up with [name]Heather[/name] except possibly on paper every now and again. (I can’t imagine anyone accidentally calling him “heeth-er” just because of your name, haha).
Such a great idea, and great way to honor so many people at once. =]
Great idea! Very clever!
I think it’d make a brilliant middle. I know [name]Heath[/name] and [name]Heather[/name] aren’t pronounced the same but I think it may be a touch confusing as a first name. [name]Love[/name] your way of thinking, it honours both names brilliantly.
I like it.
It’s amazing (I lovelovelove Wuthering Heights!!!)! You should use it as a first though. [name]Heath[/name] & [name]Heather[/name] is fine, they have different sounds (heeth and HE-dher).
I wouldn’t worry about the names causing confusion. They have completely different sounds! I would use it as a first name! I think people overestimate the issues/problems/confusion that can come with family members having similar names. [name]How[/name] many households have a son and father with the same name? It is quite common and obviously not a huge ordeal. My hubby’s name is Allain and we are considering using the name Allaina for a daughter, and we get that a lot. “Oh it too similar, it will be confusing!” It is like really? But it would be perfectly acceptable to have an Allain [name]Jr[/name].? Whatever. 
My only issue with the name is that it will always be associated with Wurthering Heights. Which isn’t a bad association, but people might not realized you picked the name to honor family and they might automatically assume you were inspired by the novel. If that isn’t an issue then go for it! I love the name.
Although nms…I do think it’s a clever way to incorporate two family names. I personally would use it as a middle name…and although no one else mentioned it…Heathchiff always makes me think of the cartoon cat.
I don’t see how it would be confusing. People have been fine for centuries with naming sons after their fathers, but on this board people freak out when a mother and son or father and daughter have remotely similar names. [name]Heath[/name] and [name]Heather[/name] start with the same letters, but not the same sound. I think it’s clever and would totally work. [name]Even[/name] if it were confusing - your son will likely live with you for only 1/4 of his life. After that, the likelihood of people confusing him with his mother are next to nil.
I think it could work as a first if you use [name]Cliff[/name] instead of [name]Heath[/name] 
That’s what Mr. Huxtable ([name]Bill[/name] Cosby) went by on The Cosby Show!
Clever! I like it for the first name spot.