Hastings
WordNet
noun
(1) The decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest
(2) A town in East Sussex just south of the place where the battle of Hastings took place
(3) United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
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Etymology
The place name in England is derived from the tribal name Hæstingas, meaning "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 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.
Proper noun
- A place name