Upshaw

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proper noun

A surname from Old English.

OriginOld English upp →
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Meanings

proper nounUpshaw (plural Upshaws)

plural Upshaws

  1. A surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishupp“up; upper”
  2. EnglishUpshaw

Habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place, from Old English upp (“up; upper”) + sċeaga (“copse, thicket”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Pushawwashupupwash
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APA

Upshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upshaw

MLA

“Upshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upshaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upshaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upshaw.

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