The Bard of Avon
The Bard short for The Bard of Avon.
A bard is a poet and minstrel. The word is of Celtic origin. It was given as a title to Shakespeare: the "Bard of Avon" or the poet of Avon (after the Avon river which flows through his hometown Stratford on Avon). Shakespeare's reputation is so huge among English poets that he's often called just "the Bard", and unless you qualify it, that's what is meant nowadays when you use the word.
Yes, he was also referred to as the Great Bard of Stratford. (Bard means poet)
"Bard" means "poet" and Shakespeare is the poet par excellence.
Shakespeare is often called the Bard of Avon.
He was known as England's national poet or the Bard of Avon. Today he is often known as the Common Bard.
William Shakespeare was an English poet, playwright and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon".
He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
The word "bard" means "poet".
Shakespeare is William Shakespeare's surname. He was nicknamed The Bard of Avon.
What a deliciously odd question! William Shakespeare is sometimes called "The Bard of Avon." Bard rhymes with lard.