Birmingham

Birmingham

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (city in the UK):

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/

  (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/

  Audio (UK)

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• (cities in the US):

  (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈbɜː.mɪŋˌhæm/

  (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈbɝ.mɪŋˌhæm/

Proper noun

Birmingham

1. A major city and metropolitan borough of the West Midlands, England, 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 in 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
   6. An unincorporatedcommunity in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
   7. A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
   8. An unincorporatedcommunity in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
   9. A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
   10. A village in Clay County, Missouri.
   11. An unincorporatedcommunity in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
   12. A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
   13. An unincorporatedcommunity in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
   14. An unincorporatedcommunity 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

• (city of England): Brummagem, Bromichan, Bremicham

Derived terms

• Birmingham dribbler
• Birminghamese
• Birminghamian (“native or resident of Birmingham, Alabama”)
• Birminghamism
• Birminghamize
• Birmingham screwdriver

Related terms

• Brum
• brummagem
• Brummie

Translations

city and borough in England

Arabic: بَرْمِنْغْهَام‎ m (barminḡhām) Hijazi Arabic: برمنقهام‎ f (birminghām) Armenian: Բիրմինգհեմ (hy) (Birminghem) Bengali: বার্মিংঘম (barmiṅghômô) Bulgarian: Бирмингам m (Birmingam) Chinese: Mandarin: 伯明翰 (zh) (Bómínghàn) Galician: Birmingham Georgian: ბირმინგემი (birmingemi) German: Birmingham (de) Greek: Μπέρμιγχαμ (el) n (Bérmincham) Gujarati: બર્મિંઘમ (barmiṅgham) Hindi: बर्मिंघम (barmiṅgham) Japanese: バーミンガム (Bāmingamu) Kannada: ಬರ್ಮಿಂಘಮ್ (barmiṅgham) Korean: 버밍엄 (ko) (Beoming'eom) Lao: ເບີຣ໌ມິແງມ (bœ̄n mi ngǣm) Latvian: Birmingema f Lithuanian: Birmingamas m Malayalam: ബർമിങ്ങാം (baṟmiṅṅāṃ) Romanian: Birmingham Russian: Бирминге́м (ru) m (Birmingém) Telugu: బర్మింఘమ్ (barmiṅgham) Thai: เบอร์มิแงม Turkish: Birmingham Ukrainian: Бірмінгем m (Birminhem) Urdu: برمنگھم‎ m (barmingham) Welsh: Birmingham (cy) Yiddish: בירמינגהאַם‎ (birmingham)

city in Alabama

Armenian: Բիրմինգհեմ (hy) (Birminghem) Bulgarian: Бирмингам m (Birmingam) Chinese: Mandarin: 伯明翰 (zh) (Bómínghàn) Georgian: ბირმინგემი (birmingemi) German: Birmingham (de) Greek: Μπέρμιγχαμ (el) n (Bérmincham) Japanese: バーミングハム (Bāminguhamu) Korean: 버밍햄 (Beominghaem) Latvian: Birmingema f Lithuanian: Birmingamas m Russian: Бирминге́м (ru) m (Birmingém) Turkish: Birmingham Ukrainian: Бірмінгем m (Birminhem)

city in Michigan

Chinese: Mandarin: 伯明翰 (zh) (Bómínghàn) German: Birmingham (de) Greek: Μπέρμιγχαμ (el) n (Bérmincham) Japanese: バーミングハム (Bāminguhamu) Russian: Бирминге́м (ru) m (Birmingém) Turkish: Birmingham

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Macedonian: (please verify) Бирмингем m (Birmingem)

References

• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

• Birmingham at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “Birmingham”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
• “Birmingham”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.
• “Birmingham”, in Collins English Dictionary.

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Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English Birmingham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbir.min.ɡam/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -inɡam
• Syllabification: Bir‧min‧gham

Proper noun

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 in 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
   5. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
   6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
   7. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
   13. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
   14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

Declension

Indeclinable or:

Declension of Birmingham

	singular	plural
nominative	Birmingham	Birminghamy
genitive	Birminghamu	Birminghamów
dative	Birminghamowi	Birminghamom
accusative	Birmingham	Birminghamy
instrumental	Birminghamem	Birminghamami
locative	Birminghamie	Birminghamach
vocative	Birminghamie	Birminghamy

Further reading

• Birmingham in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• Birmingham in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Turkish

Proper noun

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 in 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
   5. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
   6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
   7. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
   13. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
   14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

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Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English Birmingham.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbərmɪŋˌham/

Proper noun

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 in 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana, United States)
   5. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States)
   6. Birmingham (a tiny city in Van Buren County, Iowa, United States)
   7. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity 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 unincorporatedcommunity in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio, United States)
   13. Birmingham (an unincorporatedcommunity in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio, United States)
   14. Birmingham (a borough of Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States)

Usage notes

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

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.