Given name & surname · also Middle English

Smithey

“forge”

Smithey is a surname from Middle English, ultimately from Old Norse.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Smithey goes back to Old Norse smiðja, meaning “forge.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Smithey comes from Middle English, and ultimately from Old Norse.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Middle English smythy, from Old Norse smiðja (“forge”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Smithey’s family of names

In English usage, Smithey as a surname has an alternative spelling in SMITHEE. In English usage, Smithey as a surname has a related form in SMITHEE.

Walk Smithey’s family in the name graph

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The ring: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 1

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

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Old Norse

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“luck of the elves”

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“gravel-bank stream”

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Old Norse

Garnsey

“island”

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Old Norse

Mccaskey

“son of Ascadh”

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Sibling ideas

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