Hulin
See also: hūlin and Hǔlín
English
Etymology 1
- As an English surname, from a medieval diminutive of the given name Hugh. Also as a French variant of Hue, itself related to Hugh.
- Also as a French surname, diminutive of Hudelin, from the personal name Hude (see Houde).
Alternative forms
- Hulon
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhjuːlɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Hulin
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
Etymology 2
From Mandarin 虎林 (Hǔlín, literally “tiger forest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /huːˈlɪn/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
Proper noun
Hulin
- A county-level city in Jixi, Heilongjiang, China
- 1977 September, Alley, Rewi, “Mutankiang”, in Eastern Horizon, volume XVI, number 9, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, ISSN 0012-8813, OCLC 751117974, page 7, column 1:
- The incident only a few years ago at Chenpao Island northeast of Mutankiang city and in the Hulin county of the prefecture, showed the white fangs of the bear all right.
- 2016 September 29, “Scenery of Zhenbao Island wetland in Heilongjiang(1/6)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service, archived from the original on 6 October 2016:
- Photo taken on Sept. 28, 2016 shows the scenery of the Zhenbao Island wetland in Hulin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The 29,275-hectare wetland has been designated as a wetland of international importance by the Ramsar Convention in 2011 for its vital importance as a unique wetland for biological diversity.
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Translations
county-level city
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Further reading
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hulin”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World, volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, LCCN 98-071262, OCLC 164337564, page 1331, column 1