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♂ Shepherd
What does Shepherd mean?
Shepherd 
▲ as a boys' name is of Old English origin, and the meaning of Shepherd is "shepherd". Occupational name. Mostly 19th-century use. "Pooh" illustrator Ernest Shepard.
STARTS WITH Sh-
ASSOCIATED WITH old english, occupational, 19th century
Variations
VARIANTS Shep, Shepard▲, Shephard, Shepp, Sheppard, Shepperd
SEE ALSO Carden
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Shepherd Kelvin (S.K.), ..
How popular is Shepherd?
Shepherd is an unusual given name for males but a very prominent last name for both adults and children (#515 out of 150436, Top 1%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Shepherd reached its top position of #718 in the U.S. in 2018. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Popular alternative forms of Shepherd (#718 FROM CURRENT RECORDS) appearing in the Top 2000 are Shepard (#963), Shep and Sheppard. These relations of Shepherd were at the height of their popularity in 2018 (MEDIAN #1420). Shepherd is the continual favorite, though Shepard has gained in usage.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Adelhard, Archerd, Eberhard, Gerhard, Jephers, Lennerd, Leonerd, Raechard (see Richard), Richerd (see Richard), Ritcherd, Ritsherd (see Richard), Saeed, Saphir, Seabert, Seager, Sebert, Seeger, Seger, Seibert, Sellers, Sender, Sephirio (see Seferino), Severn, Severo, Seward, Sewerd, Shachar, Shafeer, Shahzad, Shakeer, Shameer, Sheehan, Shefer, Sheffield, Shelbey, Shelden, Shelley, Sheplea (see Shepley), Shepleigh (see Shepley), Shepley, Shepply (see Shepley), Sherard, Sherborn, Sherburn, Shereef, Sherrard, Sherrerd, Sherrod, Sherwen, Sherwind (see Sherwin), Sherwood, Shipley, Shomer, Shubert, Skipper, Sothern, Southern, Speed, Speer, Speero, Speers, Spencer▼, Spenser▼, Spero, Spiers, Steed, Steinard, Stephan▼, Stephano, Stephen▼, Stephens, Stephon▼, Stephonn, Stepney and Steward. These names tend to be more frequently used than Shepherd.
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