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What other title is Shakespeare often known as?

The Bard short for The Bard of Avon.


Why is Shakespeare known as the bard?

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.


What is Shakespeare's nickname and why?

Yes, he was also referred to as the Great Bard of Stratford. (Bard means poet)


Why is shakespeare nicknamed The Bard?

"Bard" means "poet" and Shakespeare is the poet par excellence.


What word beginning with'b'is Shakespeare often referred to as?

Shakespeare is often called the Bard of Avon.


What were Shakespeare's nicknames?

He was known as England's national poet or the Bard of Avon. Today he is often known as the Common Bard.


Who was the bard in Shakespeare?

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".


Why is shakespeare called the baird?

He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.


What do you mean when you say the bard of Avon?

The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.


Why was William Shakespeare named bard?

The word "bard" means "poet".


What is the surname of Shakespeare?

Shakespeare is William Shakespeare's surname. He was nicknamed The Bard of Avon.


Shakespeare's popular nickname rhymes with another word for animal fat?

What a deliciously odd question! William Shakespeare is sometimes called "The Bard of Avon." Bard rhymes with lard.