by Mari ingen Briain meic Donnchada (Kathleen M. O'Brien)
© 2002-2012 by Kathleen M. O'Brien. All rights reserved.
Version 1.3, updated 24 June 2012
The byname Smith also appears without a prepended element.
[metal (or color of a metal)] + smith | [object] + smith |
Blacksmith (works in iron) Brownsmith (works in copper or brass) Coppersmith Goldsmith Greensmith (works in lead or laten) Rodesmith ('redsmith', works in gold?) Whitesmith (works in tin) |
Arrowsmith Bladesmith Camsmith Hudsmith (Bardsley p. 405 s.n. Hudsmith) (uncertain) Knifesmith Locksmith Nasmith? Platesmith Plousmith Shearsmith Shoesmith |
Medieval Scotland | Medieval Names Archive | A Survey of English Bynames
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