Upton

[ uhp-tuhn ]

noun

1. a male given name: from an Old English word meaning “upper town.”

Example Sentences

As a child, I accompanied my mother to buy ingredients for Nigerian dishes in Upton Park, an area of East London known for its South Asian community.

From New York Times

Adriana Orme, 56, from Upton upon Severn, and Holly Le Gresley, 37, from Kidderminster, previously admitted being part of the global network.

From BBC

Upton Sinclair, the famous socialist writer of The Jungle, had swept the Democratic gubernatorial primary in California, with massive grassroots backing on an anti-poverty platform.

From Slate

Alicia Upton paced the concrete floor of her jail cell.

From Los Angeles Times

It was a deputy about 50 feet away, in the control room of the women’s mental health unit where Upton, 21, was being held.

From Los Angeles Times