Birkenhead

English <dab> Etymology From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from en ang birce + ang heafod. Pronunciation en /ˌbɜːkənˈhɛd/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Birkenhead.wav US incorrect stress Proper noun en town metbor/Wirral co/Merseyside cc/England OS grid ref SJ3288. Ward map (Wirral) en settlement p:suf/Western Cape c/South Africa. en suburb city/Adelaide in the city:Pref/Port Adelaide Enfield s/South Australia. en suburb city/Auckland c/New Zealand on the city's x/North Shore. NZ Topo Map An English topographic surname. Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead Derived terms en Birkenhead drill Translations topographic surname Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 伯肯黑德 Bókěnhēidé Marathi: mr बर्कनहेड Welsh: cy Penbedw f References A Dictionary of British Place Names, by A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 978 0 19 960908 6 en surnames from Old English