Chicago Names

  1. Upton
    • Origin:

      English
    • Meaning:

      "upper town"
    • Description:

      Uppity name associated with muckraking novelist Upton Sinclair.
  2. Wells
    • Origin:

      Surname from place name
    • Meaning:

      "spring"
    • Description:

      Wells is a newly-famous baby name thanks to pregnancy guru Rosie Pope, who uses it as the short form of the buttoned-up Wellington, name of her youngest child.
  3. Wrigley
    • Origin:

      Surname name
    • Description:

      A name that's long been popular for dogs on Chicago's North Side is now gaining traction among human babies. Wrigley Field is the Chicago Cubs' historic ballpark, originally named after the Wrigley Company, which made and sold chewing gum.