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wat would be my name in spanish
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that would b Alejandro Smith
samdie said:
If I may be so bold as to interpret what Lazarus said (and assuming that I actually understood him). There are, of course, words in Spanish for "smith" and "to smite" but there aren't any names derived from these words. In English we have many names derived from occupations (there are, obviously, other sources as well e.g. forest, white, black, brown, green, ford, etc.). The practice in Spain seems to have been different.
Your interpretation is right, but as James pointed, there are many surnames derived from professions:
Sastre, Ferrero / Herrero, Carbonero, Carpintero, Tejedor, Vaquero, Zapatero (el presidente del Gobierno español), Pescador.
A smith is an herrero in Spanish, and Herrero is a fairly common surname. So you would be Alejandro Herrero. Alex as a nickname is often Alo in Spanish. I have a Colombian friend who uses this nickname.
However, there is no good reason to translate your surname, since people use their true surname regardless of the language where they live.
If I may be so bold as to interpret what Lazarus said (and assuming that I actually understood him). There are, of course, words in Spanish for "smith" and "to smite" but there aren't any names derived from these words. In English we have many names derived from occupations (there are, obviously, other sources as well e.g. forest, white, black, brown, green, ford, etc.). The practice in Spain seems to have been different.
I know that the surname "Cooper" was somebody that made barrels(as in beer barrels)
And "Fletcher" was somebody who made arrows,I believe from the Spanish "Flecha".
lazarus1907 said:
The surname Smith it is related to blacksmith; it comes from Old English smitan, and it means "to smite". There is no such word in the Spanish language, but there exists the possibility that it is etymologically related to "mancha" and "inmaculado", both with meanings quite different from "smite".
Hi Lazarus
I may be wrong, but the name Smith is indeed related to a worker with metals, ie blacksmith, but also to other metals which is were we obtain other trades, tinsmith and coppersmith.
The surname Smith it is related to blacksmith; it comes from Old English smitan, and it means "to smite". There is no such word in the Spanish language, but there exists the possibility that it is etymologically related to "mancha" and "inmaculado", both with meanings quite different from "smite".
Alex Smith
Alejandro Smith
