Upton
suburban area · Torbay
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · historical forms · name elements
Upton is a settlement named 'tun', meaning a farmstead or village, situated in an upper or higher location. The name signifies 'upper settlement'.
Word origins
- Up
- Old Englishup, upper(from up "up")
- tun
- Old EnglishAttestedfarmstead, village, settlement(from tun "farmstead, village, settlement")
Historical forms
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