The word "bard" means "poet".
The Bard of Avon was William Shakespeare.
William Shakespeare was known by the nickname "The Bard of Avon."
Shakespeare is William Shakespeare's surname. He was nicknamed The Bard of Avon.
The Bard of Avon
What a deliciously odd question! William Shakespeare is sometimes called "The Bard of Avon." Bard rhymes with lard.
William Shakespeare is sometimes referred to as the Bard of Avon.
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".
People sometimes call him the Bard of Avon.
Because he was a writer (a Bard) and came from Stratford-upon-Avon.
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.
People call him the bard or the Bard of Avon, but they didn't call him that when he was alive. He was called the Swan of Avon shortly after his death, but that was probably poetry. His friends probably called him Will.The Bard of Avon.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)