Merry vs Shepherd

Merry

name
  • A diminutive of the male given name Meredith. 

  • A surname transferred from the nickname. Originally a nickname for a merry person. 

  • A female given name from English from the adjective, also a diminutive of Mercy. 

Shepherd

name
  • A male given name 

  • An English surname originating as an occupation. 

  • An unincorporated community in Boone County, Indiana. 

  • A village in Isabella County, Michigan. 

  • A census-designated place in Yellowstone County, Montana. 

  • A city in San Jacinto County, Texas. 

How often have the words Merry and Shepherd occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )