In 'Wuthering Heights', what is the name of Heathcliff's son?

In Wuthering Heights, Heathcliff’s son is named Linton Heathcliff. He is the child of Heathcliff and Isabella Linton, and his arrival intensifies the novel’s tangled family conflicts.

Linton spends his early childhood with his mother in southern England and does not learn that Heathcliff is his father until Isabella dies, when Linton is twelve. Physically weak and often ill, he contrasts sharply with his forceful, vengeful father. Heathcliff nevertheless sees him mainly as a means to secure property and social power.

After Isabella’s death, Heathcliff brings Linton to Yorkshire and arranges his marriage to Catherine Linton, Edgar Linton’s daughter. Through that marriage, Heathcliff gains control of Thrushcross Grange. Linton dies soon afterward, leaving Catherine widowed. The name can cause confusion because “Linton” connects him both to his mother’s family and to Edgar, while “Heathcliff” identifies his father. He is not Hareton Earnshaw, who is Hindley Earnshaw’s son.