Birkenheadとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from 古期英語 birce + heafod.

発音

• IPA: /ˈbɜːkənhɛd/

固有名詞

Birkenhead

1. A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288).
2. A settlement in the Western Cape province, South Africa.
3. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia.
4. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore.
5. An English topographic surname.
6. Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead

派生語

• Birkenhead drill

参照

• A Dictionary of British Place Names, by A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 →ISBN