Shepherd

A shepherd is someone or something who takes care of sheep, usually in flocks in the fields. For specific references, see:

• A person who tends to sheep. See animal husbandry; pastoral literature.
• A sheepdog.
• A euphemistic term for a (usually Christian) pastor.

Shepherd is the name of some places in the United States of America:

• Shepherd, Michigan
• Shepherd, Montana
• Shepherd, Texas

There are place names that include Shepherd, such as:

• Shepherdsville, Kentucky
• Several places named Shepherdstown
• Shepherd's Bush in London

Some well-known people have the name Shephard, including:

• Cybill Shepherd, the actress
• Dolly Shepherd, the hot-air balloon trapeze artist
• Joel Shepherd, the writer

Other occurrences of shepherd:

• The Shepherd Neame brewery
• A shepherd satellite, a type of moon
• The Shepherd of Hermas, an early Christian document
• Shepherd's pie, a food dish made with meat and mashed potato

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