Shep

Where Shep comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Shep.

  • 1 syllable
Shep through the years
  1. 1884
    Debut at its peak, #848
    #848 among boys with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1885
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1959
    Shep Pettibone born
    American record producer, songwriter, DJ
  4. 1967
    Shep Doeleman born
    American astronomer
In the dictionary
  • A diminutive of the male given name Shepherd.
  • A diminutive of the male given name Sheppard.
Namesakes
  • Shep Pettibone · American record producer, songwriter, DJ, born 1959
  • Shep Doeleman · American astronomer, born 1967
  • Shep Fields · American jazz bandleader, 1910–1981
  • Shep Messing · American soccer player and broadcaster, born 1949
  • Shep Houghton · American actor, 1914–2016

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.