These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames. In this case the surname was originally derived from the Old English word sceap, meaning sheep and hierde meaning herdsman.
Biblical Meaning: The name Shephatiah is a Biblical baby name. In Biblical the meaning of the name Shephatiah is: The Lord that judges.
English: from Middle English schepherde 'shepherd' (composed of words meaning 'sheep' + 'herdsman' or 'guardian'), hence an occupational name for a shepherd. This English form of the name has absorbed cognates and equivalents from several other languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).
Shephi is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 902 times.
Shepho is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 903 times.
Shephuphan is a baby boy name its meaning is . Mostly popular in christian religion. The poeple have viewed this name 1615 times.
Shepley Name Meaning. English: habitational name from a place in West Yorkshire, so named from Old English sceap 'sheep' + leah 'woodland clearing'.
English Meaning: The name Shepley is an English baby name. In English the meaning of the name Shepley is: From the sheep meadow.
The Anglo-Saxon name Sheppard comes from when its first bearer worked as a person who worked as a shepherd, the guardian of the sheep. ... In this case the surname was originally derived from the Old English word sceap, meaning sheep and hierde meaning herdsman.
Shepry is derived from English-American origins. The name's meaning is a mediator who is honest and friendly. ... Shepry is not regularly used as a baby name for girls.
