2. Belonging to, characteristic of, or constituting another and very different place, society, or person; strange. See Synonyms at foreign. 3. Dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed, as in nature: emotions alien to her temperament.
n, pl -thens or -then. 1. (Alternative Belief Systems) a person who does not acknowledge the God of Christianity, Judaism, or Islam; pagan. 2. an uncivilized or barbaric person. 3. (Alternative Belief Systems) the heathen (functioning as plural) heathens collectively.
Heath /heath/ [1 syll.] as a boys' name (also used less commonly as girls' name Heath) is pronounced heeth. It is of Middle English origin, and the meaning of Heath is heath. Place name. Heath is a word for untended land where certain flowering shrubs grow.Football player Heath Shuler; actor Heath Ledger. more ]. Heath is a very popular first name for males (#524 out of 1220, Top 43%) and also a very popular surname for both adults and children (#614 out of 150436, Top 1%).