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smith¹
- /smɪθ/
Rhymes with -ɪθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English smeth, smith, smiþ, smið, smyth, smythe, smyþ, smyþe, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz (“smith”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *smey- (“to smear, spread”).
Cognates
Cognate with Alemannic German Schmid, schméd, schmét, schmìd (“smith”), Bavarian schmidt, schmit, sghmiid (“smith”), Cimbrian smit, smitt (“smith”), Dutch smid (“smith”), German Schmied, Schmidt (“smith”), Low German Smidd, Smitt (“smith”), Luxembourgish Schmadd (“smith”), Mòcheno schmi' (“smith”), Vilamovian śmejt (“blacksmith”), Yiddish שמיד (shmid, “blacksmith, smith”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish smed (“smith”), Elfdalian smið (“smith”), Faroese and Icelandic smiður (“smith”), Gothic *𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (*smiþa, “smith”) (whence 𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (aizasmiþa, “coppersmith”)); also Greek σμίλη (smíli, “chisel”).
noun smiths
- A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith. The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
- One who makes anything; wright.
- An artist.
Similar: metalsmith, metalworker
smith²
- /smɪθ/
Rhymes with -ɪθ
Where it comes from
From Middle English smythen (“to work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); to create, work as a blacksmith”), from Old English smiþian (“to forge, fabricate”), from Proto-West Germanic *smiþōn, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną. Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden.
verb smiths · smithing · smithed
- To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding. Sigurd took the very best sword That the Dwarfs had ever smithed.
Smith³
- /smɪθ/
Sounds like smith · Rhymes with -ɪθ
Where it comes from
From smith or Middle English Smith (“a surname”), alternative form of Smyth, itself from smyth (“smith”). Doublet of Schmidt, Smid, and Smit.
proper noun Smiths · Smithe · Smyth · Smythe
- An English surname originating as an occupation (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand). That’s John’s parents, the Smiths.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- An unincorporated community in LaPorte County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Harlan County, Kentucky.
- An unincorporated community in York County, South Carolina.
- A small unincorporated community in Lyon County, Nevada, named for an early settler family.
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A ghost town in Humboldt County, California.
Similar: Smiths Turnout
- A number of townships in the United States, listed under Smith Township.
- A hamlet in the Municipal District of Lesser Slave River, northern Alberta, Canada.
- A river in Douglas County, Oregon, United States, a tributary of the Umpqua River.
- A river in Montana, United States, a tributary of the Missouri.
- A river in Yukon and British Columbia, Canada, a tributary of the Liard River.
- A river in Virginia and North Carolina, United States, a tributary of the Dan River.
- A river in California, United States, flowing from the Klamath Mountains into the Pacific.
- A river in New Hampshire, United States, a tributary of the Pemigewasset River.
- A river in Linn County, Oregon, United States, a tributary of the McKenzie River.
- A river in Quebec, Canada, a tributary of the Montmorency River.
- Smith College (a women's college in Massachusetts, U.S.)
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: metalworker, blacksmith, goldsmith, clarence, smit, doe, serrano, mackay, smyth, ashwood, nowell, bate, ooh, imagination, blore, trow
noun
Similar: metalsmith, metalworker
Translations
Every language
noun craftsperson who works metal — see also blacksmith
| Español | forjador, forjadora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대장장이 daejangjang'i |
| 日本語 | 鍛冶屋 kajiya |
| 中文 | 鍛工 /锻工 duàngōng, 鐵匠 /铁匠 tiějiàng |
| हिन्दी | लोहार lohār |
| Kiswahili | mfua |
| Português | ferreiro, ferreira |
| Français | forgeron, forgeronne |
| Deutsch | Schmied, Schmiedin |
| Italiano | fabbro, fabro |
| Ελληνικά | σιδηρουργός sidirourgós, σιδεράς siderás |
| Română | fierar, făurar |
| Русский | кузне́ц kuznéc |
| العربية | حَدَّاد ḥaddād, قَيْن qayn |
| עברית | נַפָּח nappāḥ |
name transliterations of the name Smith
| 한국어 | 스미스 seumiseu |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | スミス Sumisu |
| 中文 | 史密斯 Shǐmìsī |
| हिन्दी | स्मिथ smith |
| Ελληνικά | Σμιθ |
| Русский | Смит Smit |
| Tiếng Việt | Xmít |
| العربية | سْمِيث smīṯ |
| עברית | סמית, סמית׳ smith |
name surnames derived from the equivalents of “smith”
| Español | Herrera, Herrero |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 鍛冶 Kaji, 鍛治 Kaji, 加治 Kaji, 鍛冶屋 Kajiya, 鍛治屋 Kajiya, 加治屋 Kajiya |
| हिन्दी | लोहार lohār, सोनी sonī |
| Português | Ferreira, Ferreiro |
| Français | Lefèvre, Lefébure, Lefebvre |
| Deutsch | Schmidt, Schmied, Schmid, Schmitt, Schmitz |
| Italiano | Ferraro, Ferrari, Ferrero, Ferreri, Fabbri, Ferri |
| Ελληνικά | Σιδεράς Siderás, Σιδέρης Sidéris |
| Română | Fieraru |
| Русский | Кузнецо́в Kuznecóv, Ковалёв Kovaljóv |
| العربية | حَدَّاد ḥaddād |
Talk about this word "smith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/smith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. smith. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/smith "smith." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/smith.Cite this
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title = {smith},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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