Wirral

English

Etymology

From the Old English Wirhealh, from wir (“myrtle”) and healh (“corner”), referring to the bog myrtle once found there.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɪɹəl/

Proper noun

Wirral

  1. (often with "the") A peninsula between the River Dee and River Mersey in England.
  2. A metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

Derived terms

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