Given name & surname

Nesmith

“knife”

Nesmith is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Nesmith goes back to Middle English knyf, meaning “knife.”

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Where it comes from

Nesmith comes from Middle English.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English knyf (“knife”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Nesmith’s family of names

In English usage, Nesmith as a surname has a related form in NAISMITH. In Greek usage, Nesmith as a surname is a transliteration of Νέσμιθ.

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NesmithNessmithΝέσμιθNaismith

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Nicknames & forms 1

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Spellings & scripts 2

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