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Schaefer

Schaefer proper noun: a surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

Proper noun

Schaefer (plural Schaefers)

  1. A surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.

Forms of Schaefer

pluralSchaefers
alternative formSchafer

Origin of Schaefer

From German Schaefer (“shepherd”), an occupational surname; from Middle High German schæfære, from late Old High German scāphare.

Questions about Schaefer

What does Schaefer mean?
Schaefer means a surname from German [in turn originating as an occupation], equivalent to English Shepherd.
What part of speech is Schaefer?
Schaefer is a proper noun.

Words near Schaefer in the dictionary

  1. Schadler
  2. Schadlers
  3. Schads
  4. Schadt
  5. Schadts
  6. Schaefer
  7. Schaefers
  8. Schaeferses
  9. Schaeffer
  10. Schaeffers
  11. Schaeffler

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