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/

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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, Rewi Alley, “Mutankiang”, in Eastern Horizon‎^[1], volume XVI, number 9, Hong Kong: Eastern Horizon Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, 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.

   • 1986, Peter P. Cheng, “1978: The Four Modernizations on the March”, in Chronology of The People's Republic of China, 1970-1979‎^[2], Scarecrow Press, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 395:

     Sino-Soviet relations were exacerbated by a border incident on May 9. Beijing charged that thirty Soviet troops, supported by a helicopter and navy boats, crossed the Ussuri River into the Hulin area of Heilongjiang province.

   • 2016 September 29, “Scenery of Zhenbao Island wetland in Heilongjiang(1/6)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 October 2016‎^[4]:

     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.

Translations

county-level city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 虎林 (zh) (Hǔlín)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Hulin”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎^[5], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1331, column 1