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nesmith

/nˈɛzmɪθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
ne-smith
IPA
/nˈɛzmɪθ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Williamsburg County, South Carolina, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Occupational surname for a maker of knives or nails, from Middle English knyf (“knife”) or nayl (“nail”) + smith.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Nesmiths (plural) Naismith (alternative) Nessmith (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce nesmith?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛzmɪθ/.
What does nesmith mean?
A surname from Middle English [in turn originating as an occupation].
Where does nesmith come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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