A name from Scripture
Shepherd
SHEP-erd
Meaning
One who tends sheep; Pastoral guardian
English origin · Boy · First in Psalms
What it points to
Shepherd gives his life for the sheep — green pastures found, still waters reached, the good guardian whose care mirrors Christ the Good Shepherd.
Verses · King James Version
“The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
Psalm 23:1-2
“I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep.”
John 10:11