Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shepherd islands

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables: shep-herd is-lands
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An archipelago between the larger islands of Epi and Efate in the province of Shefa, Vanuatu.

Etymology

Named by James Cook after Anthony Shepherd (c. 1721 – 1796), British astronomer and friend of Cook.

Questions

What does shepherd islands mean?: An archipelago between the larger islands of Epi and Efate in the province of Shefa, Vanuatu.
Where does shepherd islands come from?: Named by James Cook after Anthony Shepherd (c. 1721 – 1796), British astronomer and friend of Cook.

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