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Globally, Shepherd (Shepherd , שפרד , شيبرد , among others...) is quite a rare male first name. The first name Shepherd is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common male name, Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare male name, and South Africa. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Zimbabwe, South Africa, and the United States. More frequently, Shepherd is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Shepherd | Australia, Zimbabwe, Canada, United States, United Kingdom |
שפרד | Israel |
شيبرد | Egypt |
シェパード | Japan |
Шеперд | Ukraine, Russia |
Shepherd is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shepherd , the operatic character in the opera Oedipus rex by Igor Stravinsky; shepherd 1 , the operatic character in the opera Daphne by Richard Strauss; Shepherd , the operatic character in the opera Œdipe by George Enescu; shepherd 3 , the operatic character in the opera Daphne by Richard Strauss and shepherd 2 , the operatic character in the opera Daphne by Richard Strauss, among other works.