Hull
See also: hull and hüll
English
Etymology
The town in England is Inherited from Middle English Hull, Hul, Hulle, traditionally derived from Proto-Brythonic *hʉl, from Proto-Celtic *soulos, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to press”); Breeze instead suggests derivation from hula, plural of hulu (“hut”).[1] Chaucer's Hulle (for expected *Hul, *Hule) is presumably a hypersouthernism.
The surname is either from the English town or Middle English hulle, western variant of hylle (“hill”); many other place names are ultimately from the surname.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hʌl/
- (Northern England) IPA(key): /hʊl/, (nonstandard) /ʊl/
Proper noun
Hull (countable and uncountable, plural Hulls)
- A placename:
- A river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which flows into the Humber.
- The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
- Hull, Quebec: The central business district and oldest neighborhood of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
- Any of various places in the United States:
- An unincorporatedcommunity in DeSoto County, Florida.
- A city in Madison County, Georgia.
- A village in Pike County, Illinois.
- A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
- A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in Emmons County, North Dakota.
- An unincorporatedcommunity and census-designated place in Liberty County, Texas.
- An unincorporatedcommunity in McDowell County, West Virginia.
- A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
- A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
- (countable) A surname.
Derived terms
- (Hull, Quebec): Ottawa-Hull
Descendants
(Hull, Quebec):
- French: Hull, Hullois, hullois
Translations
city in England
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city in Quebec
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References
- Andrew Breeze (12 September 2019), “Old English Hula ‘Sheds’ and Hull, Yorkshire”, in SELIM: Journal of the Spanish Society for Medieval English Language and Literature, volume 24, issue 1, Universidad de Oviedo, DOI:, pages 149-156
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English Hull.
Proper noun
Hull f
- a placename
- Various places in Canada, USA, UK
- A district of Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
- Hull, Quebec, Canada
- Various places in Canada, USA, UK
Derived terms
(Hull, Quebec):
- Ottawa-Hull
- Hullois
- hullois