Birkenhead

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/ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd/

proper noun

A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).

OriginOld English birce →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).
  2. A settlement in the 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

Origin

  1. Old Englishbirce
  2. EnglishBirkenhead

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

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 伯肯黑德
  • 伯肯黑德 (Bókěnhēidé)topographic surname
Welsh Penbedw
  • Penbedwtopographic surname
Cite this entry
APA

Birkenhead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenhead

MLA

“Birkenhead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenhead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birkenhead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birkenhead.

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