Birmingham.
A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
Meaning & usage
A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million.
A major city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England, historically in Warwickshire with a population of over one million. Ellipsis of University of Birmingham.
A number of places in the United States: A city, the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama.
A number of places in the United States: A community in the city of Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Schuyler County, Illinois.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Allen Township, Miami County, Indiana.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Jackson County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky, now flooded by Kentucky Lake.
A number of places in the United States: A city in Oakland County, Michigan.
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A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pemberton Township, Burlington County, New Jersey.
A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Lafayette Township, Coshocton County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Florence Township, Erie County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio.
A number of places in the United States: A borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania.
A number of places in the United States: A township in Chester County, Pennsylvania.
A community in the Rural Municipality of Stanley No. 215, Saskatchewan, Canada.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
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.
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