Tonkin

English

Etymology 1

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Proper noun

Tonkin (plural Tonkins)

1. A surname transferred from the given name.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tonkin is the 15418^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1900 individuals. Tonkin is most common among White (94.68%) individuals.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Tonkin.

Proper noun

Tonkin

1. (history) The northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
2. A gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Tonkin”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• inknot, kinnot

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French

Alternative forms

• Tonking (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vietnamese Đông Kinh, a former name for Hanoi. Also see Pékin (“Beijing”) and Nankin (“Nanjing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔ̃.kɛ̃/

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Proper noun

Tonkin m

1. (history) the northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
2. A gulf in northern Vietnam: the Gulf of Tonkin

Derived terms

• golfe du Tonkin
• haricot du Tonkin
• Tonkinois
• tonkinois

 

Descendants

• English: Tonkin

See also

• Annam
• Cochinchine