Hastings

See also: hastings

English

Etymology

The placename in England is derived from the Old English tribal name Hæstingas (“Hæsta's people, the family/followers of Hæsta”), which was later transferred to their settlement.

The family name has two possible sources:

• from the place name
• a patronymic surname derived from the Anglo-Norman personal name Hasten(c), Hastang

The later place names in other countries are named either after people with that family name, or after the town of Hastings in England.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheɪ.stɪŋz/

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• Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋz

Proper noun

Hastings

1. A place name, including:
   1. A town and borough of East Sussex, England.
   2. A city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
   3. The Hastings River, a river in New South Wales, Australia, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Port Macquarie. Named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings.
   4. A city, the county seat of Barry County, Michigan, United States.
   5. A city, the county seat of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, located in Dakota County and Washington County.
   6. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
   7. A town in Oswego County, New York, United States, named after Hastings Curtiss.
2. A habitational surname from Old English.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Derived terms

• Battle of Hastings
• Burton Hastings
• Hastings County
• Leamington Hastings
• Port Macquarie-Hastings

References

• Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges, The Oxford Names Companion, Oxford University Press 2002. →ISBN
• P. H. Reaney, A Dictionary of English Surnames, 3rd edition revised by R. M. Wilson, Oxford University Press 1997. →ISBN

Anagrams

• Hsi-tsang, stashing, tingshas