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Alrai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".

Cho'liq m Uzbek
Means "assistant shepherd" in Uzbek.

Elroi m Hebrew
Combination of the names El and Roi 2 means "God is my shepherd" in Hebrew.

Errai m & f Astronomy
Gamma Cephei is a binary star system in the constellation Cepheus. The system bore a traditional name variously spelled as Errai, Er Rai or Alrai, deriving from the Arabic الراعي (ar-rā‘ī), meaning "the shepherd".

Khonichin f & m Mongolian (Rare)
Means "shepherd" in Mongolian.

Khonichin m Mongolian
Means "shepherd" in Mongolian.

Liroy m & f Hebrew (Modern, Rare)
Variant of the name Leroy which means "the king", or a combination of the names Li 2 and Roy.... [more]

Malusi m Zulu
Means "shepherd" in Zulu.

Modise m Southern African
Botswana name meaning, "shepherd."

Murisi m Tsonga
Means "shepherd" in Xitsonga.

Nomion m Greek Mythology
Most likely derived from the Greek noun νόμος (nomos) meaning "usage, custom, law, ordinance" (also see Eunomia). However, a derivation from the Greek noun νομός (nomos) meaning "place of pasturage" as well as "dwelling place" is also quite possible... [more]

Opellius m Late Roman
Roman nomen gentile which is of uncertain meaning. It might be derived from Latin opella, which is a diminutive of Latin opus "work, labour, accomplishment", and thus the word means something along the lines of "a bit of labour, a small job, a small accomplishment"... [more]

Opilio m Italian
Derived from Latin opilio meaning "shepherd, herdsman, pastor". Also compare Opellius. A bearer of this name was Opilio Rossi (1910-2004), an Italian-American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

Paimis m Livonian, Medieval Baltic
Of uncertain origin and meaning. One theory connects this name to Finnish and Estonian paimen "shepherd". However, since there are no other Livonian names with this root recorded, some modern-day academics doubt this derivation... [more]

Philopoimen m Ancient Greek
Derived from the Greek noun φίλος (philos) meaning "friend, lover" combined with the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).

Poemander m Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Latinized form of the Greek given name Ποίμανδρος (Poimandros), which is derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen) combined with Greek ἀνδρός (andros) meaning "of a man"... [more]

Poimen m Late Greek
Derived from the Greek noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd".

Poimenios m Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Meaning a bit uncertain. This name could be derived from the rare Greek adjective ποιμένιος (poimenios) meaning "pastoral, of the shepherd" as well as "rural". It is also possible that it is derived from Greek ποιμένες (poimenes), which is the plural form of the noun ποιμήν (poimen) meaning "herdsman, shepherd" (see Poimen).... [more]

Qoyçu m Karachay-Balkar
Means "shepherd" in Karachay-Balkar.

Roee m Hebrew
Roee (רעי or רועי) means "my shepherd" in Hebrew. It is derived from the old testament where it appears 25 times. the most famous quote is " יְהוָה רֹעִי, לֹא אֶחְסָר" (Psalms 23:1).

Ruma f & m Japanese
From Japanese 琉 (ru) meaning "precious stone, gem, lapis lazuli", 瑠 (ru) meaning "lapis lazuli" or 留 (ru) meaning "detain, fasten, halt, stop" combined with 真 (ma) meaning "true, reality", 牧 (ma) meaning "breed, care for, shepherd, feed, pasture", 麻 (ma) meaning "hemp, flax, linen", 摩 (ma) meaning "chafe, rub, polish, grind, scrape" or 萌 (ma) meaning "sprout, bud"... [more]

Sarih m Arabic (Maghrebi)
Means "shepherd" in Moroccan Arabic.

Sziringa f Hungarian (Modern)
Derived from Latin syringa "lilac (shrub or flower)" (ultimately from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx) which also meant “shepherd's pipe”).

Treebeard m Literature
Treebeard or (Sindarin) Fangorn is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. He is the oldest of the Ents, tree-like beings who are the "shepherds of trees".

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