Given name & surname

Smid

“a blacksmith”

Smid is a variant of Smith. One English interpretation is “a blacksmith.”

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Meaning & origin

What it means

Smid is a variant of Smith. One English interpretation is “a blacksmith.”

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Where it comes from

Smid is a variant of Smith. An origin associated with Smith is English.

Explained through its name family

How it developed

From Dutch Smid, from Czech Šmíd.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Smid’s family of names

In English usage, Smid as a surname shares an earlier linguistic root with Smith. In German usage, Smid as a surname has a related form in SCHMID. Smid has a related form in Smith.

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Around the world

Smid has relatives in 5 languages.

13 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 10

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

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Σμιδin another script · Greek

Across languages 2

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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