Given name & surname
Smithson
“the son of a blacksmith”
Smithson is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “the son of a blacksmith.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “the son of a blacksmith.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
Smithson’s family of names
Smithson has a related form in Smitheson. Smithson has a related form in Smithesone. Smithson has a related form in Smytheson.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Smithson has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its English roots to each of them.
3 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 3
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Smithson
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