Smithy

Smithy may refer to:

  • Forge, also called a smithy, the workplace of a smith or a blacksmith
  • Smith (metalwork), sometimes referred to as a smithy, a person involved in the shaping of metal objects
  • Smithy (1924 film), a silent American film starring Stan Laurel
  • Smithy (1946 film), an Australian film based on Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's flight across the Pacific Ocean
  • Smithy (Mario), the main villain of the video game Super Mario RPG

Smithy is also a documented nickname for a number of notable people and fictional characters:

  • Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (1897–1935), Australian pioneer aviator
  • W. G. G. Duncan Smith (1914–1996), World War II flying ace
  • Mike Smith (television presenter) (born 1955), British television and radio presenter, racing driver, pilot and businessman
  • Dale Smith (The Bill), a fictional character on the TV series The Bill
  • Neil "Smithy" Smith, fictional character on the TV series Gavin & Stacey played by actor James Corden

Famous quotes containing the word smithy:

    When Sheba was his lass,
    When she the iron wrought, or
    When from the smithy fire
    It shuddered in the water:
    Harshness of their desire
    That made them stretch and yawn....
    William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)