# Smithey

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Middle English [in turn from Old Norse].

## Etymology
Topographic surname for someone who lived near a forge, from Middle English smythy, itself from Old Norse smiðja (“forge”).

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