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Shakespeare

Updated: August 19, 2024
Updated: August 19, 2024
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Family name origins & meanings

  • English : from Middle English schak(k)en ‘to brandish’ + speer ‘spear’, nickname for a belligerent person or perhaps a bawdy nickname for an exhibitionist or womanizer.

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