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Shafer

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SHAY-fer'SHAY-fur'2 syllables
🇩🇪German
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MEANING

Steward

ORIGIN

Germanic

ETYMOLOGY

Derived from the Middle High German word 'schaffaere', meaning steward or bailiff.

CULTURAL NOTES

The name often indicated a person who managed a household or estate.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Common in medieval Germany, especially among those tasked with managing resources or properties.

🇬🇧English
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MEANING

Shepherd

ORIGIN

Old English

ETYMOLOGY

From the Old English word 'sceaphierde', meaning sheep herder.

CULTURAL NOTES

Historically, it also referred to those who tended sheep.

HISTORICAL CONTEXT

Used in agrarian societies, particularly in pastoral communities.

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