Lower Upnor
village · Medway
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Lower Upnor is a village name meaning 'lower settlement by the river'. 'Upnor' itself likely refers to a place on the opposite bank or upstream from another settlement.
Word origins
- Lower
- Old Englishdownstream, lower part(from lāw "low")
- Upnor
- Old EnglishAttestedupper shore or bank(from ūp "up, upper", ōra "shore, bank")
Historical forms
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