Save Type Surname (from nickname) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /ˈʃeɪk.spɪɹ/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a nickname for a warlike person, from Old English scacan "to shake" and spere "spear". A famous bearer was the English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Categories Academy Awards Best Pictures, authors, history, playwrights, war, weapons
