Etymology

Upham

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Today it means: A civil parish of Kings County, New Brunswick, Canada. Full definition →

Old English upp
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The story

  1. Old English · derived fromupp“upper”
  2. English todayUpham

From Old English upp (“upper”) + hām (“homestead”). The civil parish in New Brunswick is named after Loyalist military officer and politician Joshua Upham (1741 - 1808).

Words from the same roots

Old Englishupp all →

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