Given name & surname

Naismith

“knife”

Naismith is a surname.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Naismith is a form of Nesmith. Nesmith goes back to Middle English knyf, meaning “knife.”

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Where it comes from

Naismith is a form of Nesmith. Nesmith comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Naismith’s family of names

In English usage, Naismith as a surname has a related form in NESMITH.

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