Bard

Proper noun

 * 1)  William Shakespeare.
 * 2) * 1866, The Albion, quoted in, Arthur W. Bloom, Edwin Booth: A Biography and Performance History, McFarland ISBN 9781476601465, page 207
 * It evidently needs no effort on the part of Mr. Booth to put himself en rapport with the ideal of the great Bard.
 * 1) * 1866, The Albion, quoted in, Arthur W. Bloom, Edwin Booth: A Biography and Performance History, McFarland ISBN 9781476601465, page 207
 * It evidently needs no effort on the part of Mr. Booth to put himself en rapport with the ideal of the great Bard.

Etymology
Multiple origins.