Poppleton

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English *popel →
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Meanings

proper nounPoppleton (countable and uncountable, plural Poppletons)

plural Poppletons

  1. countableuncountableA surname from Old English.
  2. countableuncountableA neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Origin

  1. Old English*popel“pebble”
  2. EnglishPoppleton

Habitational surname from the villages of Nether and Upper Poppleton, in North Yorkshire, from Old English *popel (“pebble”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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APA

Poppleton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poppleton

MLA

“Poppleton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poppleton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Poppleton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Poppleton.

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