Afrikaans
Afrikaans (, ) is a West Germanic language that evolved in the Dutch Cape Colony from the Dutch vernacular of Holland proper (i.e., the Hollandic dialect) used by Dutch, French, and German settlers and their enslaved people. Afrikaans g ...
occupational surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...
meaning "shepherd's" in
Middle Dutch
Middle Dutch is a collective name for a number of closely related West Germanic dialects whose ancestor was Old Dutch. It was spoken and written between 1150 and 1500. Until the advent of Modern Dutch after 1500 or c. 1550, there was no overarch ...
.Scheepers at the Database of Dutch Surnames. Notable people with the surname include:
* Chanelle Scheepers (born 1984), South African tennis player
* Gideon Scheepers (1878–1902), South African Boer military leader and scout
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Marion Scheepers
Marion Scheepers is a South African-born mathematician, lecturer and researcher in the Department of Mathematics of Boise State University in Boise, Idaho since 1988. He is particularly known for his work on selection principles and on infinite t ...
(born 1957), American mathematician (namesake of the Scheepers Diagram)
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Nico Scheepers
Jacobus Nicolaas Scheepers (born 27 February 1990) is a South African rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is either full-back or winger. He represents the in the Currie Cup competition, having previously played for the and . ...
(born 1990), South African rugby player
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Ralf Scheepers
Ralf Scheepers (born 5 February 1965) is the vocalist for the German heavy metal band Primal Fear. He has a relatively high-pitched tenor-esque singing voice and sometimes uses a shriek reminiscent of Judas Priest's Rob Halford, although it is ...
(born 1965), German heavy metal singer (namesake of the album Scheepers)
* Riana Scheepers (born 1957), South African Afrikaans author
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Rozelle Scheepers
Rozelle Scheepers (born 27 September 1974) is a South African former cricketer who played as a wicket-keeper and right-handed batter. She appeared in one One Day International for South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of Sout ...
(born 1974), South African cricketer
* (born 1971), Dutch footballer
* Willy Scheepers (born 1961), Dutch footballer
See also
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Schepers Schepers is a Dutch and Low German occupational surname meaning "shepherd's" in Middle Dutch.Scheppers, Dutch surname
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Scheepers Nek
In the Battle of Blood River Poort or Scheeper's Nek on 17 September 1901 a Boer commando led by Louis Botha crushed a British force commanded by Major Hubert Gough during the Second Boer War.
Background
In August 1901, the Boer leaders determin ...