Given name & surname

Smillie

“smell”

Smillie is a surname from Middle English.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Smillie goes back to Middle English smel, meaning “smell.”

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Where it comes from

Smillie comes from Middle English.

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How it developed

From Middle English smel (“smell”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Smillie’s family of names

In English usage, Smillie as a surname has a related form in SMELLEY. In English usage, Smillie as a surname has a related form in SMELLEY. In English usage, Smillie as a surname has a related form in SMELLIE.

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Nicknames & forms 2

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

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Old Norse

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Middle English

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German

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Old Norse

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Middle English

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Middle English

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“roof tiler”

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Middle English

Sieffre

“a man of peace”

No U.S. birth series

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