Schaefer

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Schaefer

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

proper noun Schaefers · Schafer

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

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@misc{schaefer_2026,
  title = {Schaefer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/schaefer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}