Shakespeare
/ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/ · name
Meaning
- A place name:
- William Shakespeare's works or media adaptations of his works.
- Any form or style of language that is eloquent, especially in English; poetry.
- A surname.
- To act or perform in a play of the works of Shakespeare.
- William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
- A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare.
- A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.
- A ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
Etymology / origin
A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.
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