Hattiesburg

English

Etymology

From Hattie (“female name”) +‎ -burg.

Proper noun

Hattiesburg

1. A city, the county seat of Forrest County, Mississippi, United States. A small portion of the city is in Lamar County.
   • 2021, Percival Everett, The Trees, Influx Press (2022), page 130:

     “First you go to Hattiesburg,” Kinney said. “That should be fairly easy. It’s written big on the map.”