Birkenhead
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English
Etymology
From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Birkenhead
- A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England.
- A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore.
- An English topographic surname
- Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead
Derived terms
Translations
topographic surname
References
- NZ Topo Map
- A Dictionary of British Place Names, by A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 →ISBN