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By Madison Dresler · Jul 2026

Shakespeare

OriginEnglish
Meaning"brandish spear"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#5372

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Famous Shakespeares

  • William Shakespeare

    poet and playwright

  • Shakespeare Licciardo

    Toivola, child youtuber (sibling of Leonardo, Cleopatra, Jerusalem, Romeo, D'Artagnan, Kingjames, Aphrodite, Nefertiti, and Omega)

Shakespeare in pop culture

  • Trip Shakespeare

    indie rock band

  • "Brush Up Your Shakespeare

    " song from Broadway show "Kiss Me Kate"

  • Captain Shakespeare

    character in the "Stardust" film

  • "Do You Like Shakespeare

    " song by Susan Cagle

  • Beatrice Shakespeare Smith

    main character of the "Theatre Illuminata" trilogy by Lisa Mantchev

  • Shakespeare

    a planet in the Ender's Game series

Shakespeare in blog posts

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