Birkenhead

English

Etymology

From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɜːkənhɛd/

Proper noun

Birkenhead

1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).
2. A settlement in Western Cape province, South Africa.
3. A suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
4. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore.
5. An English topographic surname.
6. Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead

Derived terms

• Birkenhead drill

Translations

topographic surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 伯肯黑德 (Bókěnhēidé)

• Marathi: बर्कनहेड (barkanheḍ)
• Welsh: Penbedw f

References

• A Dictionary of British Place Names, by A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 →ISBN