"Scheper" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Schepers [plural]
Etymology: From Low German Schaap + -er, related to High German Schäfer, meaning shepherd, or from Dutch schipper, related to English Skipper, meaning a ship's captain. Etymology templates: {{suffix|nds-de|Schaap|er}} Schaap + -er, {{cog|de|Schäfer}} German Schäfer, {{bor|en|nl|schipper}} Dutch schipper, {{cog|en|Skipper}} English Skipper Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Scheper (plural Schepers)
  1. A surname.

Inflected forms

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