English Explanatory Dictionary

Smillie

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Word forms

Smillie Smillies Smelley Smellie

Etymology

From a derivative of Middle English smel (“smell”), hence a nickname for someone notorious for giving off a smell that was obnoxious even by medieval standards, or for someone who made great use of perfumes and pomanders.

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