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”). 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)

1. A placename:
   1. A river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which flows into the Humber.
   2. The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
   3. Hull, Quebec: The central business district and oldest neighborhood of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
   4. Any of various places in the United States:
      1. An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida.
      2. A city in Madison County, Georgia.
      3. A village in Pike County, Illinois.
      4. A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
      5. A town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
      6. An unincorporated community in Emmons County, North Dakota.
      7. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Liberty County, Texas.
      8. An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
      9. A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
      10. A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
2. (countable) A surname.

Derived terms

• (Hull, Quebec): Ottawa-Hull

Descendants

(Hull, Quebec):

• French: Hull, Hullois, hullois

Translations

city in England

• Bulgarian: Хъл m (Hǎl)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赫爾／赫尔 (zh) (Hè'ěr)

• Macedonian: Хал m (Hal)
• Old English: Hul
• Russian: Гулль (ru) m (Gullʹ) (traditional name for the city in the UK), Халл m (Xall)

city in Quebec

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 赫爾／赫尔 (zh) (Hè'ěr)

• French: Hull (fr)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English Hull.

Proper noun

Hull f

1. a placename
   1. Various places in Canada, USA, UK
      1. A district of Gatineau, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada.
      2. Hull, Quebec, Canada

Derived terms

(Hull, Quebec):

• Ottawa-Hull
• Hullois
• hullois