# Ladysmith

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #71,644

## Definitions
1. A village near the city of Wagga Wagga in the Riverina region, New South Wales, Australia.
2. A town on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, originally Oyster Harbor. Named to commemorate the lifting of the siege of Ladysmith, Natal, in 1902.
3. A city in Uthukela District, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
4. An unincorporated community in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. Named after Ladysmith, Natal.
5. A city, the county seat of Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. Named after the bride of Charles R. Smith.

## Etymology
The South African town was named after Juana María de los Dolores de León Smith, as the wife of Sir Harry Smith she was known as Lady Smith.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ladysmith