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Nesmith

Nesmith proper noun: a surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].

Proper noun

Nesmith (countable and uncountable, plural Nesmiths)

  1. A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
  2. An unincorporated community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Forms of Nesmith

pluralNesmiths
alternative formNaismith
alternative formNessmith

Origin of Nesmith

Occupational surname for a maker of knives or nails, from Middle English knyf (“knife”) or nayl (“nail”) + smith.

Questions about Nesmith

What does Nesmith mean?
Nesmith means a surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
What part of speech is Nesmith?
Nesmith is a proper noun.

Words near Nesmith in the dictionary

  1. Neskhi
  2. Neski
  3. Neslandsvatn
  4. Nesler
  5. Neslers
  6. Nesmith
  7. Nesmiths
  8. Neso
  9. Nesoan
  10. nesodine
  11. Nesogaean

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