Hastings
See also: hastings
English
Etymology
The place name 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
Proper noun
Hastings
- A place name, including
- A town and borough of East Sussex, England.
- A city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
- A city, the county seat of Barry County, Michigan, United States.
- A city, the county seat of Dakota County, Minnesota, United States, located in Dakota County and Washington County.
- A city, the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska, United States.
- A habitational surname from Old English
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
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
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