What is a “Birmingham”?

DarkNebula · 2025-02-21T17:08:01-05:00

Song Lyrics - What is a “Birmingham”? This song goes like this… (I wish Grandpas never died by Riley... (31 replies).

This song goes like this…

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(I wish Grandpas never died by Riley Green)

I wish girls you loved never gave back diamond rings.
I wish every porch had a swing.

I wish kids still learned to say “sir” and “ma’am”, how to shake a hand.

I wish every state had a Birmingham….

What is a Birmingham mean?

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candycane · 36-40, F

The name Birmingham comes from the Old English words Beormingahām, which means "home of the Beormingas". The Beormingas were a tribe or clan whose name may have meant "Beorma's people

ArishMell · 70-79, M

@candycane Interesting! Saxon times?

Scandinavian influence? The first syllable in "Beorma" reminds me of "Bjor" in "Bjorn", which means "bear" and is a common personal name there. Though Beorma may have meant something else.

The "hām" root of course is very common in English settlement names.