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/ Rhymes: -eɪstɪŋz === Proper noun === Hastings A place name, including: A town and borough in East Sussex, England. A hamlet in Ashill parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3116). A place in Canada: A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. A community in Trent Hills municipality, Northumberland County, Ontario. A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana. A minor city in Mills County, Iowa. A city, the county seat of Barry County, Michigan. A township in Barry County, Michigan. A city, the county seat of Dakota County, Minnesota, located in Dakota County and Washington County. A city, the county seat of Adams County, Nebraska. A town in Oswego County, New York, named after Hastings Curtiss. An unincorporated community in Barnes County, North Dakota. A town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma. A borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania. A village and beach resort in Christ Church parish, Barbados. A town in Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone. A neighbourhood of Kolkata, West Bengal, India. A place in Australia: A rural locality in Huon Valley council area, Tasmania. A town in the Shire of Mornington Peninsula, Victoria. A river in New South Wales, which flows into the Tasman Sea at Port Macquarie; named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, 1st Marquess of Hastings; in full, the Hastings River. A city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A habitational surname from Old English. A surname originating as a patronymic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== 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