Birkenhead

== English == === Etymology === From Birkheued 1260, Bircheveth c1200; headland where birch trees grow; from Old English birce + heafod. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbɜːkənhɛd/ === Proper noun === Birkenhead A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ3288). A settlement in the Western Cape province, South Africa. A suburb of Adelaide in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia. A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, on the city's North Shore. An English topographic surname. Either of F. E. Smith, Frederick Smith or Frederick Smith, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Earls of Birkenhead ==== Derived terms ==== Birkenhead drill ==== Translations ==== === References === A Dictionary of British Place Names, by A.D. Mills, Oxford University Press (revised) 2011 →ISBN