using an idea first formulated by E. Shult, several infinite families of translation ovoids of the
Hermitian surface are constructed. Various connections with locally Hermitian 1-spreads of
𝒬−(5, q) and semifield spreads of PG (3, q) are also discussed. Finally, geometric
characterization results are developed for the translation ovoids arising in the so-called
classical and semiclassical settings.