Smyth

American

[smahyth] / smaɪθ /

noun

Dame Ethel Mary, 1858–1944, English writer, composer, and suffragist.
1st Baron. Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth.

Smyth British

/ smaɪð /

noun

Dame Ethel ( Mary ). 1858–1944, British composer, best known for her operas, such as The Wreckers (1906). She was imprisoned for supporting the suffragette movement

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McEnroe and Smyth, who married in 1997, bought the Paradise Cove home for $21 million in 2015.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Now, McEnroe and his wife, singer-songwriter Patty Smyth, are listing the beachfront property for $35 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Pages are sewn together with thread, either by hand or with a Smyth sewing machine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

They previously spoke about how Smyth was a valued member of the group.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

The lone holdout on the commission was Henry DeWolf Smyth, who had telegraphed his distaste for the inquiry to Ernest Lawrence at Oak Ridge.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

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