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.

   • 2015 September 20, Mimi Lau, “Chinese teenager cycles 2,500km along coast to get to university in time for new academic year”, in South China Morning Post‎^[3], →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on September 21, 2015, China‎^[4]:

     Yang Wanying, 19, was admitted into the computer science programme at Yangzhou University in Jiangsu province, near Shanghai, according to the Yangtse Evening News.
     But she resides in Hulin city in Heilongjiang province to the north, bordering Russia.

   • 2016 September 29, “Scenery of Zhenbao Island wetland in Heilongjiang(1/6)”, in Li Yan, editor, China News Service‎^[5], archived from the original on 6 October 2016‎^[6]:

     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^[7], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1331, column 1