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In statistics, Sheppard's corrections are approximate corrections to estimates of moments computed from binned data. The concept is named after William
Sheppard's_correction
British civil servant and mathematician
the eponymous Sheppard's corrections. William Fleetwood Sheppard was born near Sydney, Australia. He was the second child of Edmund Sheppard, an Englishman
William_Fleetwood_Sheppard
Alumni of the English school Charterhouse
radiobiologist William Fleetwood Sheppard (1863–1936), Australian-British mathematician and statistician known for Sheppard's correction James Smithson (1764–1829)
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Pair of American murderers executed in Virginia
by lethal injection at the Greensville Correctional Center. On October 8, 1993, 22-year-old Mark Arlo Sheppard and 23-year-old Andre Lee Graham robbed
Andre Graham and Mark Sheppard
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ISBN 978-1-4612-8656-1. Di Nardo, E. (February 14, 2022). "A new approach to Sheppard's corrections". arXiv:1004.4989 [math.ST]. "The classical umbral calculus: Sheffer
Bernoulli_umbra
Canadian psychologist
Psychometrika, 14(1), 61-68. Ferguson GA (1941c). The application of Sheppard's correction for grouping. Psychometrika, 6(1), 21-27 Ferguson, GA (1941b). A
George_A._Ferguson
Women's prison in Gatesville, Texas, U.S.
Retrieved on May 30, 2010. "TCI Braille Transcribing Services ." Texas Correctional Industries. Retrieved on January 20, 2016. Graczyk, Michael. "Texas'
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American statistician
0.CO;2-4, PMID 8888477 Szpiro, A. A.; Sheppard, L.; Lumley, T. (2011), "Efficient measurement error correction with spatially misaligned data", Biostatistics
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June 23, 2020. "Women on Death Row". TN Department of Correction. Tennessee Department of Correction. Retrieved May 7, 2020. Torre, Melanie (June 1, 2012)
List of women on death row in the United States
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Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. "South Carolina Department of Corrections Death Row List" (PDF). South Carolina Department of Corrections. Retrieved November
List of death row inmates in the United States
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American reality television series episodes
Blues Brothers; an original blueprint for the electric chair at Joliet Correctional Center; an antique pigeon racing timer; and a collection of artistic
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1986 Australian murder case
Maitland, Lithgow, Junee and Goulburn Correctional Centres. As of 2025[update], Les Murphy was housed in Goulburn Correctional Centre in maximum security. Since
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Prison in Ohio, United States
Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) is a state-operated prison for men located in Marion, Ohio. The prison houses inmates with a security classification
Marion Correctional Institution (Ohio)
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Face cover to improve underwater vision
masks can be fitted with prescription lenses for divers needing optical correction to improve vision. Corrective lenses are ground flat on one side and optically
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Agency of the European Union
market correction mechanism to protect Union citizens and the economy against excessively high prices". Regulation (EU) 2022/2578. "Market correction mechanism
European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators
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Economic conflict since 2025
Tariff-Triggered Correction". Bloomberg News. Retrieved March 17, 2025. Kaye, Danielle (March 14, 2025). "Stocks Rebound After S&P Falls Into Correction, but Tariff
2025–2026 United States trade war with Canada and Mexico
2025–2026_United_States_trade_war_with_Canada_and_Mexico
assessment; 50 hours of community service; 30 days in a residential community correctional facility. Schulz received a full pardon on January 20, 2025 November
List of cases of the January 6 United States Capitol attack (M-S)
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Black-box optimization algorithm
Kalkman, Michel Verhaegen: Model-based sensor-less wavefront aberration correction in optical coherence tomography, Opt. Lett. 40, 5722-5725 (2015) Ali Rahimi
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American doctor and convicted murderer (1943–2026)
18-month term for abusing a corpse. He was incarcerated at the Marion Correctional Institution in Marion, Ohio until his death on April 18, 2026. The John
John_F._Boyle_Jr.
Moon of Jupiter
erroneously named Magaclite, which was corrected in November 2002. Despite this correction, some earlier research still referred to the moon as Magaclite. Megaclite
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notable alumni. Damon T. Hininger, MBA, chief executive officer of the Corrections Corporation of America R. Milton Johnson, chairman and CEO of Hospital
List of Belmont University alumni
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Correctional facility in Massachusetts, USA
Hospital falls under the jurisdiction of the Massachusetts Department of Correction but its day-to-day operations are managed by Wellpath, a contracted vendor
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v. William Stephens, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division, 15-06611 - the Cert Pool". "F-98-02133 THE STATE
List of death row inmates in the United States who have exhausted their appeals
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King of Alba from 1034 to 1040
Sources of Scottish History AD 500–1286 volume one, Republished with corrections, Paul Watkins, Stamford, 1990. ISBN 1-871615-03-8 Broun, Dauvit; "Duncan
Duncan_I_of_Scotland
Ohio prison operating from 1834 to 1984
"primitive" and the facility was eventually replaced by the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, a maximum security facility in Lucasville. During its operation
Ohio_Penitentiary
1993 film by Andrew Davis
Based on the 1960s TV series, itself loosely inspired by the trial of Sam Sheppard, the film stars Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Joe Pantoliano
The_Fugitive_(1993_film)
Retrieved 27 September 2010. "Rhoades' Last Meal". Idaho Department of Correction. 17 November 2011. Archived from the original on 1 December 2021. Retrieved
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2015 studio album by dollys
Jersey. The recording was made using analog tape and did not use any pitch correction or digital enhancement. Oh, Please was listed in the Asbury Park Press'
Oh,_Please
2023 studio album by Kim Petras
Like a Ho". Writing for DIY, Otis Robinson called the album a "course-correction" for Petras and stated that her "clubby hooks remain ecstatic", but thought
Problématique
Frameworks for just organizational operations
including, but not limited to, compensation for past discrimination, correction of current discrimination, and the diversification of society. It is often
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Medical condition featuring permanent bending of fingers
follow-up, 72% of the correction was maintained for MP joints and 31% for PIP joints. The difference between the final corrections for MP versus PIP joints
Dupuytren's_contracture
1970 song by Badfinger
and their former manager, Bill Collins. This designation and a lack of correction by ASCAP prompted the Ham Estate to boycott the ceremony. The song was
Without_You_(Badfinger_song)
American criminal defense attorney (1933–2021)
nationwide attention for his involvement in the second murder trial of Sam Sheppard, a surgeon accused of murdering his wife. He later served as the attorney
F._Lee_Bailey
Neo-Nazi prison gang and organized crime syndicate
started to plan killing a correctional officer. On October 22, 1983, gang members from the Aryan Brotherhood killed two correction officers at Marion. Silverstein
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Ability to see objects underwater
surfaces. Diving masks can be fitted with lenses for divers needing optical correction to improve vision. Corrective lenses are ground flat on one side and optically
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1967 film allegedly containing footage of Bigfoot
2012 "BIGFOOT'S bLOG," at http://bigfootbooksblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/corrections-and-clarifications-to-peter.html Archived July 14, 2015, at the Wayback
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Australian murder case
as a thrill killing. Stephen Jamieson is currently housed in Lithgow Correctional Centre in maximum security. Jamieson has spent time in Long Bay, Goulburn
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American serial killer
Pennsylvania sentence in 1988 at age 43, he was moved to Big Muddy River Correctional Center in Ina, Illinois to complete sentencing terms for parole violations
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and the actor is: (A) Employed with the Department of Correction, Department of Community Correction, Department of Human Services, or any city or county
Age of consent in the United States
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English media personality (born 1975)
that she had been detained for spreading racial hatred, and included a correction in the article. In October 2020, Hopkins issued an apology after she was
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Fifth planet from the Sun
astronomers noted that it jumped one zodiac constellation each year (with corrections). In some ancient Chinese writings, the years were, in principle, named
Jupiter
Top mathematics undergraduate at Cambridge University
"Seven things people didn't know about me". Retrieved 6 January 2011. "(correction by author)". Retrieved 26 February 2012. "Curriculum vitae of Prof. C
Senior_Wrangler
Australian neo-Nazi and convicted criminal
to time already served. He was also sentenced to a 14-month community corrections order. Following sentencing, prosecutors appealed claiming that the sentencing
Jacob_Hersant
American murderer and white supremacist (born 1979)
who is being held in the Utah State Correctional Facility in Salt Lake City, Utah, for the murder of corrections officer Stephen Anderson. Allgier's criminal
Murder_of_Stephen_Anderson
1992, his daughter Catherine Abate was appointed New York City's new Correction Commissioner. She was confronted about her father's past and denied that
List of past Lucchese crime family mobsters
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At 98, what would it mean to be free?". Boston Globe. "Department of Correction Inmate Information Search". ctinmateinfo.state.ct.us. Marchant, Robert
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American serial killer (1951–2011)
2011, Spisak was executed via lethal injection at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility near Lucasville, Ohio, at the age of 59. He was the longest
Frank_Spisak
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
article in breach of Clause 1 (i)" of its guidelines, and required that a correction be published. On 12 June 2019, Johnson launched his campaign for the Conservative
Boris_Johnson
British singer (born 1975)
critical of Hirschberg's article and reporting. Hirschberg later published a correction, apologizing for reporting quotes made by the artist out of order. Rob
M.I.A._(rapper)
American serial killer (1950–2013)
"Felony Offender Information: Joseph Franklin". Tennessee Department of Correction. Perry, Kimball (November 30, 2018). "Mo. executes white supremacist serial
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American white supremacist and neo-Nazi
initially incarcerated at Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson. In 1983, he was transferred to Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring. He was
Don_Black_(white_supremacist)
American musician and actor (1942–2021)
secretary at Texas Bank and Trust. She went on to invent the typewriter correction fluid known as Liquid Paper. Over the next 25 years, Bette Graham (she
Michael_Nesmith
Executed in Maryland since 1923". Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved November
List of people executed in Maryland
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Norwegian terrorist (born 1979)
Breivik has since filed multiple legal challenges against the Norwegian Correctional Service under the European Convention on Human Rights regarding his confinement
Anders_Behring_Breivik
American white supremacist terrorist group
the Berg murder, and died of natural causes at the Allenwood Federal Correctional Complex on August 16, 2010 at the age of 56. Like Mathews, Lane and Pierce
The Order (white supremacist group)
The_Order_(white_supremacist_group)
the 25th president of the United States. He was executed at the Auburn Correctional Facility on October 29, 1901. Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck, a couple
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Balance and orientation skills of an underwater diver
Heinerth Jarrod Jablonski Brian Kakuk William Hogarth Main Tom Mount Jack Sheppard Bill Stone Reefs Arthur C. Clarke Wrecks Leigh Bishop John Chatterton Clive
Diver_trim
barred from US was on secret blacklist". The Evening Standard. p. 12. Sheppard, Kate (6 October 2011). "Why This Prominent UK Enviro Caused a National
List of people banned from entering the United States
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Law enforcement agency
Department, for whom the LVCM patrols parks. The LVDPS also manages the LVDPS Corrections Division (which operates the Las Vegas Detention Center) and the LVDPS
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Island country in Melanesia
Governor-General and responsible to the Minister of Police, National Security & Correctional Services. The police budget of Solomon Islands has been strained due
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American politician (born 1952)
from the original on December 2, 2025. Retrieved December 3, 2025. "Corrections". The Washington Post. July 13, 2004. Archived from the original on November
John_Cornyn
Non-pathological explanation of mental function variations
2024). "The neurodiversity concept was developed collectively: An overdue correction on the origins of neurodiversity theory". Autism. 28 (6): 1591–1594. doi:10
Neurodiversity
Second period of the Mesozoic Era
Subhronil; Harries, Peter J. (February 2016). "The Effect of Taxonomic Corrections on Phanerozoic Generic Richness Trends in Marine Bivalves with a Discussion
Jurassic
Appointments by King George V to various orders and honours
p. 4026. "No. 13225". The Edinburgh Gazette. 19 March 1918. p. 1048. Corrections: "No. 30535". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 February 1918. p. 2283
1918_New_Year_Honours
Amount of light captured by a camera
film manufacturer's data sheets should be consulted to arrive at the correction required, as different emulsions have different characteristics. Digital
Exposure_(photography)
2017 United States Supreme Court case
Buck v. Lorie Davis, Director, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Correctional Institutions Division Docket no. 15-8049 Citations 580 U.S. 100 (more)
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American murderer (1973–2020)
Oklahoman. March 8, 1991. Retrieved July 13, 2020. "Oklahoma Department of Corrections OK Offender". doc.ok.gov. Retrieved January 25, 2022. "State to extradite
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US labor law
Labor. February 2010. Pub. L. 111–119: Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act (text) (PDF) 29 CFR 825.111(b). 29 U.S.C. § 2612(e) 29 U.S.C. § 2612(e)(2)
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Family_and_Medical_Leave_Act_of_1993
1920s period of sustained economic prosperity in Western Europe and North America
moved into causes such as world peace, good government, maternal care (the Sheppard–Towner Act of 1921), and local support for education and public health
Roaring_Twenties
Russian neo-Nazi activist (1984–2020)
In February 2013, Tesak was in Minsk, Belarus to get a laser vision correction. During the visit, he entered into a fight with a group of anti-fascist
Maxim_Martsinkevich
American white supremacist (born 1950)
felony fraud and subsequently served a 15-month sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring, in Texas. David Ernest Duke was born on July
David_Duke
Geo. 3. c. 46 18 May 1779 An Act for Building a new Gaol and House of Correction for the County of Pembroke. Indemnity Act 1779 (repealed) 19 Geo. 3. c
List of acts of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1779
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Symbol
convicted and sentenced to stand in the pillory and two years in a house of correction. The broad arrow was routinely used on British prison uniforms from about
Broad_arrow
1953 fighter aircraft family
presence of three major deficiencies in the design, all of which required correction ahead of it being considered as acceptable. On 14 October 1953, the second
North American F-100 Super Sabre
North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre
Australian neo-Nazi and convicted criminal (born 1993)
injury. On 12 January 2023, he was sentenced to an 18-month community corrections order with 150 hours of community service. After being sentenced, Sewell
Thomas_Sewell_(neo-Nazi)
Family of launch vehicles used in U.S. Air Force and space programs (1959–2005)
based in a hardened underground bunker. Using radar data, it made course corrections during the burn phase. Unlike decommissioned Thor, Atlas, and Titan II
Titan_(rocket_family)
2026. Neff, James (2002). The Wrong Man: The Final Verdict on the Dr. Sam Sheppard Murder Case (2002 Paperback ed.). Random House. ISBN 0-375-76105-5. "Irish-born
List of wrongful convictions in the United States
List_of_wrongful_convictions_in_the_United_States
American mass murderer (1940–1990)
attempt by "high-ranking officials within the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), Maximum Security Unit" to keep him uninformed about news coverage
Ronald_Gene_Simmons
2020 (2020-07-30) Minisode "MFM Minisode 185" A body in a motel A family folklore correction corner July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27) 232 "Live at the De Meervaart in Amsterdam
List of My Favorite Murder episodes
List_of_My_Favorite_Murder_episodes
Duplication of critical components to increase reliability of a system
modular redundancy Information redundancy, such as error detection and correction methods Time redundancy, performing the same operation multiple times
Redundancy_(engineering)
American television host and political commentator (born 1961)
(née Flynn) and Hugh Hannity. Lillian worked as a stenographer and a corrections officer at a county jail, while Hugh was a World War II veteran and family-court
Sean_Hannity
County in Massachusetts, United States
the Middlesex Sheriff's Office is oversight of the Middlesex House of Correction and Jail in Billerica. It formerly ran the Middlesex Jail in Cambridge
Middlesex County, Massachusetts
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Hatch 39 Newport, RI Corporate Trainer Winner Debb Eaton 45 Milan, NH Corrections Officer Survivor: The Australian Outback 16th Kel Gleason 32 Fort Hood
List of Survivor (American TV series) contestants
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Retrieved 11 November 2010. HM Treasury (24 March 2008). "Budget 2008, Corrections to Table C11" (PDF). p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February
Economy_of_the_United_Kingdom
U.S. state
Housing and Urban Development. December 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2024. Sheppard, Cameron (April 20, 2025). "Washington state schools see record number
Washington_(state)
Former American football player and coach (born 1980)
cruel and inhumane sporting activity". Vick was assigned to Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth, to serve his sentence. At the request of federal
Michael_Vick
Surgical procedure to treat gastric reflux and hiatal hernia
dietary restrictions, counseling regarding aerophagia, medications, and correction – either by endoscopic balloon dilatation[citation needed] or repeat surgery
Nissen_fundoplication
Medical condition of lack of oxygen in the tissues
short-term hypoxia is often reversible with prompt oxygen therapy and correction of the underlying cause, whereas prolonged or severe hypoxia can result
Hypoxia_(medicine)
Aesthetic assessment of physical traits
with their study." Hurkman, Alexis Van (November 15, 2010). The Color Correction Handbook: Professional Techniques for Video and Cinema. Pearson Education
Physical_attractiveness
Family of strike aircraft developed in 1960s
a ceiling price of $529 million, along with provisions for deficiency correction among other operational clauses and performance criteria. General Dynamics'
General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
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Public university in Saratoga Springs, New York, US
president Of New York City Correction Officers' Benevolent Association (1995–2016), convicted on corruption charges James M. Sheppard (1999), chief of the Rochester
Empire_State_University
format. In February 2007, The New Yorker magazine issued a rare editorial correction that a prominent English Wikipedia editor and administrator known as "Essjay"
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American basketball player (born 1989)
she pressed for the release of Jonathan Irons from the Jefferson City Correctional Center. Irons was serving a 50-year sentence begun when he was 16 years
Maya_Moore
Hellenistic Greek philosopher (c. 204/5–270)
attachment was harmful. So he sets out here a number of objections and corrections. Some of these are directed at very specific tenets of Gnosticism, e
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Canadian Police Special Emergency Response Team
1978-1979: Secretariat, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, National Parole Board, Correctional Service of Canada (PDF) (Report). p. 65. ISBN 0662508173. Retrieved 30
Special Emergency Response Team
Special_Emergency_Response_Team
Irregular moon of Neptune
months, but sometimes even over a few days. They persist even after a correction for distance and phase effects. On the other hand, not all astronomers
Nereid_(moon)
Press. pp. 127–8. ISBN 978-0-262-11236-9. Rushton, J. Philippe (1993). "Corrections to a paper on race and sex differences in brain size and intelligence"
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Subfield of computer vision
Various algorithms exist that perform automatic color correction. The UCM (Unsupervised Color Correction Method), for example, does this in the following steps:
Underwater_computer_vision
Historical confinement for mentally ill people
their confinement in charitable asylums such as Bethlem, in Houses of Correction or in workhouses. In the late 17th century, this model began to change
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Listed building in Manchester, England
During construction, a stonemason mis-spelt 'Sydney' as 'Sidney' – the correction can still be seen today. The Co-operative Group colleagues migrated to
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SHEPPARDS CORRECTION
SHEPPARDS CORRECTION
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English
Shepherd
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English and Scottish
English and Scottish : habitational name from a place in Roxburghshire named Eckford.The surname Eckford appears in North America in the 18th and 19th centuries, most notably with a shipbuilder from Irvine, Scotland, named Henry Eckford (1775–1832). At age 16 he emigrated to Quebec, then to New York City (1796), where he ran shipyards and built steamboats, including the Robert Fulton.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Punishment, correction.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shepherd.Americanized form of some Jewish surname sounding like or meaning ‘shepherd’.
Boy/Male
Indian, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil
God Kannan; King of Shepherds
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shepherd.
Male
Greek
(Πάν) Greek name derived from the word pa-on, PAN means "herdsman." In mythology, this is the name of a god of shepherds and flocks, who had the horns, hindquarters and legs of a goat.
Boy/Male
British, English
Shepherd
Girl/Female
Latin
Goddess of shepherds and flocks.
Female
Hebrew
(מַקֵּדָה) Hebrew name MAQQEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Female
English
Anglicized form of Hebrew Maqqedah, MAKKEDAH means "place of shepherds." In the bible, this is the name of a place in Judah, near Beth Horon, mentioned in Joshua 15:41. Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shepherd.
Biblical
punishment; correction
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shepherd.
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Makkedah, MAKEDA means "place of shepherds."Â
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Shepherd
Boy/Male
Anglo, British, English
Shepherd
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SHEPPARDS CORRECTION
Girl/Female
Indian, Sanskrit
Lotus Eyed
Boy/Male
Indian
Dearly loved.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Maha Vishnu
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Latin
Defender of Mankind; Feminine Form of Alexander; Defending Men
Girl/Female
Tamil
Happiness, Smile
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Sindhi
Narrator of Hadith
Boy/Male
British, Christian, English, French, German
A Dancing Song; Brave and Strong
Girl/Female
Greek American English
A feminine form of Alexander meaning defender of men, used in Britain since early 13th century;...
Boy/Male
Tamil
Virbhadra | வீரபதà¯à®°
The ashwamedha horse
Girl/Female
Muslim
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n.
The god of shepherds, guardian of bees, and patron of fishing and hunting. He is usually represented as having the head and trunk of a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and as playing on the shepherd's pipe, which he is said to have invented.
n.
Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the correction of acidity in the stomach.
a.
Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.
n.
A hut or small cottage in an expessed or a retired place (as on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage; also, a shed.
a.
Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction; as, a correctional institution.
v. t.
To go or come to see for inspection, examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent visits persons or works under his charge.
n.
That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong; an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should be set in the margin.
n.
A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.
n.
A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See Sheeling.
n.
One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.
v. t.
To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish.
v. t.
To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds tend their flocks.
n.
A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been established.
a.
Incorrigible; not capable of correction.
n.
A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a poem in which the speakers assume the character of shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.
n.
A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life, manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of Theocritus and Virgil.
n.
An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as, chronometer correction; compass correction.
n.
A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook.
n.
An instrument of punishment or correction; figuratively, chastisement.
v. t.
An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a flexible rod.