Tonkin

English

Etymology 1

From a medieval diminutive form of the given name Thomas.

Proper noun

Tonkin

  1. A surname​.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Tonkin

Proper noun

Tonkin

  1. (historical) The northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
  2. A gulf in the north of Vietnam

Anagrams

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔ̃.kɛ̃/

Proper noun

Tonkin

  1. (historical) The northern part of Vietnam, a former French colonial region
  2. A gulf in the north of Vietnam

Descendants

See also

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