Hull.
A placename:
Meaning & usage
A placename: A river in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, which flows into the Humber.
A placename: The common name of Kingston upon Hull, a city in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.
A placename: Hull, Quebec: The central business district and oldest neighborhood of Gatineau, Quebec, Canada.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: An unincorporated community in DeSoto County, Florida.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A city in Madison County, Georgia.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A village in Pike County, Illinois.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A city in Sioux County, Iowa.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A coastal town in Plymouth County, Massachusetts.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Emmons County, North Dakota.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Liberty County, Texas.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: An unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A town in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
A placename: Any of various places in the United States: A town in Portage County, Wisconsin.
A surname.
Where this word comes from
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 hypercorrect Southern form. 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.
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