"Bard" means "poet" and Shakespeare is the poet par excellence.
Shakespeare is William Shakespeare's surname. He was nicknamed The Bard of Avon.
People sometimes call him the Bard of Avon.
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.
The Bard of Avon
He was not. "Bard of Avon" - or "Bard" for short is correct.
The word "bard" means "poet".
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
The Bard short for The Bard of Avon.
What a deliciously odd question! William Shakespeare is sometimes called "The Bard of Avon." Bard rhymes with lard.
Yes, he was also referred to as the Great Bard of Stratford. (Bard means poet)
William Shakespeare is a famous English poet, dramatist and playwright. He is famously called The Bard of Avon, derived from his hometown which is Stratford-upon-Avon.