Given name & surname

Smedley

“from the flat meadow”

Smedley is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the flat meadow.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One English interpretation is “from the flat meadow.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is English.

How it developed

Possibly from Old English smēþe (“smooth”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Smedley’s family of names

Smedley has a related form in Smedlea. Smedley has a related form in Smedleah. Smedley has a related form in Smedlee.

Walk Smedley’s family in the name graph

SmedleySmedleeSmedlySmetheleahSmedleahSmedleaSmedleighSmedlieSmedli

The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 8

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

People named Smedley

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Similar names

If you love Smedley, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

English · Nature

Shepley

“from the meadow of sheep”

No U.S. birth series

77% boys · 23% girls

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Mannley

“from the hero's meadow; from the man's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Gridley

“from the flat meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Stockley

“from the meadow of tree stumps”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Hockley

“from the high meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Thornley

“from the thorny meadow”

No U.S. birth series

78% boys · 22% girls

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Hernley

“from the heron's meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

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Rishley

“from the untamed meadow”

No U.S. birth series

>99% boys

Sibling ideas

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