Etymology

Birmingham

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Today it means: A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million. Full definition →

Old English *Beormingahām
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  1. Old English · inherited from*Beormingahām
  2. English todayBirmingham

From Old English *Beormingahām, “homestead of the Beormingas, i.e. followers of Beorma”. The latter is a hypocoristic form of a personal name such as Beornmund or Beornmod.

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