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Smithey

Smithey proper noun: a surname from Middle English [in turn from Old Norse].

Proper noun

Smithey (plural Smitheys)

  1. A surname from Middle English [in turn from Old Norse].

Forms of Smithey

pluralSmitheys
alternative formSmithee

Origin of Smithey

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a forge, from Middle English smythy, itself from Old Norse smiðja (“forge”).

Questions about Smithey

What does Smithey mean?
Smithey means a surname from Middle English [in turn from Old Norse].
What part of speech is Smithey?
Smithey is a proper noun.

Words near Smithey in the dictionary

  1. Smithermans
  2. smithers
  3. smithery
  4. Smithes
  5. smitheth
  6. Smithey
  7. Smitheys
  8. Smithfield
  9. Smithfield bargain
  10. Smithfield bargains
  11. Smithfield ham

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