Birmingham
/ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/US/ˈbɝ.mɪŋ.əm/
Birmingham proper noun: a major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million. Also the ellipsis of University of Birmingham.
Proper noun
Birmingham
- A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
- A Birmingham mosque answered the “hatred and division” of an English Defence League rally by hosting a “best of British” tea party, as the far-right group’s demonstration passed off without a major incident.2017 April 8, Nicola Slawson, “Birmingham mosque counters EDL rally with ‘best of British’ tea party”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 06 Jul 2019
- A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
- A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
- A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Fairfield Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana.
- A minor city in Van Buren County, Iowa.
- An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
- A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
- A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
- A village in Clay County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
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- A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
- An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
- A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
- A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
- A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A surname.
Also used as
Birmingham is also the ellipsis of University of Birmingham.
Birmingham meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu
Birmingham in Hindi
- city and borough in England
- बर्मिंघम barmiṅgham
Birmingham in Urdu
- city and borough in England
- برمنگھم barmingham
Birmingham in Bengali
- city and borough in England
- বার্মিংঘম barmiṅghom, বার্মিংহাম barmiṅham
Birmingham in Telugu
- city and borough in England
- బర్మింఘమ్ barmiṅgham
More languagesFewer languages
- Birmingham in Malayalam
- ബർമിങ്ങാം baṟmiṅṅāṁ, ബിർമിങ്ഹാം biṟmiṅhāṁ
- Birmingham in Kannada
- ಬರ್ಮಿಂಘಮ್ barmiṅgham
- Birmingham in Gujarati
- બર્મિંઘમ barmiṅgham
- Birmingham in Sanskrit
- बर्मिङ्घम् barmiṅgham
- Birmingham in Nepali
- बर्मिङ्घम barmiṅgham
- Birmingham in Arabic
- بَرْمِنْغْهَام barminḡhām
- Birmingham in Thai
- เบอร์มิแงม
Synonyms of Birmingham
- Brummagem
- Bromichan
- Bremicham
Origin of Birmingham
From Old English *Beormingahām, “homestead of the Beormingas, i.e. followers of Beorma”. The latter is a hypocoristic form of a personal name such as Beornmund or Beornmod.
Words formed from Birmingham
Phrases with Birmingham
Questions about Birmingham
- What does Birmingham mean?
- Birmingham means a major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
- What is Birmingham in Hindi?
- Birmingham in Hindi is बर्मिंघम (barmiṅgham). See Birmingham meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Birmingham?
- Birmingham is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Birmingham?
- Birmingham is pronounced /ˈbɜː.mɪŋ.əm/ (UK).
Words near Birmingham in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Birmingham (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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