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birkenhead

/ˈbɜːkənhɛd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.60 in modern English

Syllables
birken-head
IPA
/ˈbɜːkənhɛd/
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A settlement in the Western Cape province, South Africa.

name

A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.

name

A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore.

name

An English topographic surname.

name

Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Phrases

Birkenhead drill

Questions

How do you pronounce birkenhead?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɜːkənhɛd/.
What does birkenhead mean?
A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).
Where does birkenhead come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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