Hastings

Meanings

1. A place name, including:
2. A town and borough in East Sussex, England.
3. A hamlet in Ashill parish, Somerset, England (OS grid ref ST3116).
4. A place in Canada:
5. A community in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia.
6. A community in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia.
7. A community in Trent Hills municipality, Northumberland County, Ontario.
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A census-designated place in St. Johns County, Florida.
10. An unincorporated community in Jefferson Township, Kosciusko County, Indiana.
11. A minor city in Mills County, Iowa.
12. A city, the county seat of Barry County, Michigan.

1. Early fruit or vegetables, especially peas.

1. plural of hasting

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.