Birmingham

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English

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Etymology

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From Middle English, 1086, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām, "home of Beorma;" first element of uncertain origin but possibly from beorma (yeast). More at Beorma.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Birmingham

  1. A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire, with a population of over one million.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
    2. A community of the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
    3. A submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky.
    4. A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
    5. An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
    6. An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
    7. A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
    8. An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
    9. A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
    10. A village in Clay County, Missouri.
    11. An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
    12. A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
    13. An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
    14. An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
    15. A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
    16. A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
  3. A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  4. A surname.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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Further reading

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German

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Etymology

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From English Birmingham.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbœʁmɪŋˌhɛm/, /ˈbœʁmɪŋəm/
  • There is no distinction between both pronunciations. The fuller form is more common.
  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Birmingham n (proper noun, genitive Birminghams or (optionally with an article) Birmingham)

  1. Birmingham (a city in England, United Kingdom)
  2. Birmingham (a city in Alabama, United States)
  3. One of various smaller places in the United States.

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English Birmingham, from Middle English, from Old English Beormingahām, from Beorma + ing + hām.

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Proper noun

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Birmingham n (indeclinable) or Birmingham m inan

  1. Birmingham (a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England)
  2. Several places in the United States:
    1. Birmingham (a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States)
    2. Birmingham (a community of the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States)
    3. Birmingham (a submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States)
    4. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
    5. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
    6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
    7. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas, United States)
    8. Birmingham (a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States)
    9. Birmingham (a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States)
    10. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States)
    11. Birmingham (a ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States)
    12. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
    13. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
    14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

Declension

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Indeclinable or:

Further reading

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Turkish

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Proper noun

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Birmingham

  1. Birmingham (a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England)
  2. Several places in the United States:
    1. Birmingham (a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States)
    2. Birmingham (a community of the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States)
    3. Birmingham (a submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States)
    4. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
    5. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
    6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
    7. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas, United States)
    8. Birmingham (a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States)
    9. Birmingham (a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States)
    10. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States)
    11. Birmingham (a ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States)
    12. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
    13. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
    14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Birmingham.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Birmingham f

  1. Birmingham (a major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England)
  2. Several places in the United States:
    1. Birmingham (a city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama, United States)
    2. Birmingham (a community of the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States)
    3. Birmingham (a submerged ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, United States)
    4. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
    5. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
    6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
    7. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas, United States)
    8. Birmingham (a city in Oakland County, Michigan, United States)
    9. Birmingham (a village in Clay County, Missouri, United States)
    10. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States)
    11. Birmingham (a ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio, United States)
    12. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
    13. Birmingham (an unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
    14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

Usage notes

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Non-Welsh placenames usually resist mutation in Welsh; thus, o Birmingham (from Birmingham) and yn Birmingham (in Birmingham), rather than o Firmingham and ym Mirmingham. The mutated forms are only occasionally encountered and are considered nonstandard.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
Birmingham Firmingham Mirmingham unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.