Meanings
proper noun
- A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
A Birmingham mosque answered the “hatred and division” of an English Defence League rally by hosting a “best of British” tea party, as the far-right group’s demonstration passed off without a major incident.
2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019- abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of University of Birmingham.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
- A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
- A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
- A village in Clay County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
- A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
- A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A surname.
Synonyms & antonyms
city of England
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Origin
- Old English*Beormingahām
- EnglishBirmingham
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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Arabic بَرْمِنْغْهَام
- بَرْمِنْغْهَام (barminḡhām)city and borough in England
Bengali বার্মিংঘম, বার্মিংহাম
- বার্মিংঘম (barmiṅghom)city and borough in England
- বার্মিংহাম (barmiṅham)city and borough in England
Bulgarian Бирмингам, Бирмингам
- Бирмингам (Birmingam)city in Alabama
- Бирмингам (Birmingam)city and borough in England
Chinese Mandarin 伯明翰, 伯明翰
- 伯明翰 (Bómínghàn)city in Alabama
- 伯明翰 (Bómínghàn)city in Michigan
- 伯明翰 (Bómínghàn)city and borough in England
German Birmingham, Birmingham
- Birminghamcity in Alabama
- Birminghamcity in Michigan
- Birminghamcity and borough in England
Greek Μπέρμιγχαμ, Μπέρμιγχαμ
- Μπέρμιγχαμ (Bérmincham)city in Alabama
- Μπέρμιγχαμ (Bérmincham)city in Michigan
- Μπέρμιγχαμ (Bérmincham)city and borough in England
Hindi बर्मिंघम
- बर्मिंघम (barmiṅgham)city and borough in England
Japanese バーミングハム, バーミングハム
- バーミングハム (Bāminguhamu)city in Alabama
- バーミングハム (Bāminguhamu)city in Michigan
- バーミンガム (Bāmingamu)city and borough in England
Korean 버밍햄, 버밍엄
- 버밍햄 (Beominghaem)city in Alabama
- 버밍엄 (Beoming'eom)city and borough in England
Latvian Birmingema, Birmingema
- Birmingemacity in Alabama
- Birmingemacity and borough in England
Lithuanian Birmingamas, Birmingamas
- Birmingamascity in Alabama
- Birmingamascity and borough in England
Romanian Birmingham
- Birminghamcity and borough in England
Russian Бирминге́м, Бирминге́м
- Бирминге́м (Birmingém)city in Alabama
- Бирминге́м (Birmingém)city in Michigan
- Бирминге́м (Birmingém)city and borough in England
Swedish Birmingham, Birmingham
- Birminghamcity in Alabama
- Birminghamcity in Michigan
- Birminghamcity and borough in England
Thai เบอร์มิแงม
- เบอร์มิแงมcity and borough in England
Turkish Birmingham, Birmingham
- Birminghamcity in Alabama
- Birminghamcity in Michigan
- Birminghamcity and borough in England
Ukrainian Бірмінгем, Бірмінгем
- Бірмінгем (Birminhem)city in Alabama
- Бірмінгем (Birminhem)city and borough in England
Urdu برمنگھم
- برمنگھم (barmingham)city and borough in England
Welsh Birmingham
- Birminghamcity and borough in England
Yiddish בירמינגהאַם
- בירמינגהאַם (birmingham)city and borough in England
Cite this entry
APA
Birmingham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birmingham
MLA
“Birmingham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birmingham. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Birmingham,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Birmingham.
Source: Birmingham on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.