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Hastings

/ˈheɪ.stɪŋz/ · name

Meaning

  1. A hamlet in Ashill parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3116).
  2. A community in Trent Hills municipality, Northumberland County, Ontario.
  3. A place name, including:
  4. A town and borough in East Sussex, England.
  5. A place in Canada:
  6. A number of places in the United States:
  7. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
  8. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.

Etymology / origin

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.

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