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).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhjuːlɪn/
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Proper noun

Hulin

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 虎林 (Hǔlín, literally “tiger forest”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /huːˈlɪn/
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Proper noun

Hulin

  1. 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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