Smith/Schmidt
The last name ‘Smith’ has been around for a very long time. It dates back to when forging weapons and armour for knights was a common working man’s job. The name ‘Smith’ came from an Old English word that likely meant “to strike.”
“Schmidt” is the German form of the name Smith.
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Kristel 3 year s ago
#11 Its friend of horses not lover, details makes the difference.
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Hal 3 year s ago
There are many versions of Smith around the world.
Kuznetsov, Panday, Ferraro, Lefevre, Kovac, Changhelk, Smed, etc.
Kuznetsov, Panday, Ferraro, Lefevre, Kovac, Changhelk, Smed, etc.
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Karonhappuck 3 year s ago
López is "son of Lope".
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Matthias 3 year s ago
'Hildebrand' does not come from 'hill' but from 'hell' - meaning 'Höllenbrand' (hell fire)
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Nicole 3 year s ago
Quote: Matthias
Hildebrand
According to dictionary.com ORIGIN OF HILDEBRAND< Old Norse Hildibrandr, equivalent to hildr battle + brandr sword. EIther way bad @$$ though
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Lester 3 year s ago
Nicole,
no one likes a smart @$$
no one likes a smart @$$
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Melvina 3 year s ago
#1 it should be mentioned that most smithes crafted nails and horse shoes, not weapons
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Marcus 1 year ago
I heard Clark actually comes from the word “clerk”. You’d be a pretty poor clerk if you weren’t a scribe too.
Kuznetsov, Panday, Ferraro, Lefevre, Kovac, Changhelk, Smed, etc.
According to dictionary.com ORIGIN OF HILDEBRAND< Old Norse Hildibrandr, equivalent to hildr battle + brandr sword. EIther way bad @$$ though
no one likes a smart @$$