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Hastings (name)
Hastings is a surname of English and Irish origin, and is used also as a given name. Surnames As a surname Hastings may sometimes be a patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman personal name ''Hasting'' (also ''Hastain''), but is usually a toponymic surname from Hastings in Sussex. Separately also a common surname in Connacht Ireland, where it is thought to often be a rough phonetic Anglicization of the Irish Gaelic sept of ''Ó hOistín'' who were followers of the MacDermots of Moylurg, first Anglicized as Hestin and Histon, then later Hastings. John O'Hart in his work "The origin and stem of the Irish nation" published 1892, states the Irish Hastings origin is from the ancient Irish Gaelic name O'h-Uisgin, other possible Irish sources may derive from a Norse Gaelic personal name Oistín or a phonetic version of Ó hOissín another old Connacht Irish surname, a family name that can sound regionally similar when said in original Irish. This family are most prominent in County May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amy-Joyce Hastings
Amy-Joyce Hastings (born 24 September 1980) is an Irish actress who was nominated for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Film at the 2022 IFTA Film & Drama Awards for her performance in Who We Love. Early life and career Amy-Joyce Hastings was born in Ireland to parents Robert and Catríona Hastings. Taking a very early interest in acting she enrolled in drama classes at the Gaiety School of Acting when it opened in Dublin in the late 1980s. Here she was scouted by Bond movies casting director Debbie McWilliams and eventually cast in the role of Geraldine Quinton in ''Fools of Fortune'' opposite Julie Christie, Iain Glen and Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio. A couple of years later, following two final rounds of casting at London's Pinewood Studios she narrowly lost out on the role of Mary Lennox in Warner Bros' ''The Secret Garden'', directed by Agnieszka Holland. Continuing dance and acting classes throughout her younger years, she appeared in a variety of productions and made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clare Hastings
Clare Hastings is a British author, and a former fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer. Early life She is the daughter of Macdonald Hastings and Anne Scott-James, and sister to Max Hastings. Career Hastings worked for over 30 years as a fashion journalist, stylist and costume designer. She started her career as assistant to Anna Wintour at ''Harpers and Queen'' magazine. Her book, ''The House in Little Chelsea'', is about the history of an 1873 house in Finborough Road, London, that she bought in 1984, and has lived in ever since. Margaret Drabble "greatly enjoyed" it, and called it "very well done". Personal life Hastings has lived with her partner Nick Llewellyn for over 30 years. She lives in London, and spends her weekends at her cottage in Berkshire Berkshire ( ; in the 17th century sometimes spelt phonetically as Barkeshire; abbreviated Berks.) is a historic county in South East England. One of the home counties, Berkshire was recognised by Queen Eli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Hastings (other)
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Charles Hastings may refer to: * Sir Charles Hastings, 1st Baronet (1752–1823), British Army officer *Sir Charles Abney-Hastings, 2nd Baronet (1792–1858), High Sheriff of Derbyshire and MP for Leicester, 1826–1831 *Sir Charles Hastings (English physician) (1794–1866), medical surgeon and a founder of the British Medical Association * Charles Hastings (Canadian physician) (1858–1931), obstetrician and public health pioneer *Charlie Hastings (1870–1934), baseball pitcher *Charles S. Hastings (1848-1932), American physicist See also *Sir Charles Hastings Doyle (1804–1883), British military officer and Lieutenant Governor in Canada *Hastings (name) Hastings is a surname of English and Irish origin, and is used also as a given name. Surnames As a surname Hastings may sometimes be a patronymic surname from the Anglo-Norman personal name ''Hasting'' (also ''Hastain''), but is usually a toponym ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hastings (poker Player)
Brian Hastings (born June 24, 1988) of Hanover Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania is an American professional poker player known for his six World Series of Poker bracelets and for his profitable online cash game sessions against the Swedish poker player Viktor Blom, better known by his Online-Poker name Isildur1. Poker career Hastings began playing online in 2006, inspired by his secondary school mathematics teacher.Brad Herzog, "Card Sharp," Cornell Alumni Magazine' (July/August 2010) at 26. He entered Cornell University through the College of Engineering, and now majors in economics. He held a minority interest in Cardrunners.com. His style of play has been described on ESPN.com as one that places the game of poker in "a balanced place in a balanced life." The Hastings approach to the game is to draw on the strength of the collective; accent the importance of off-table work, and impart life balance to one's daily routine. Contests vs. Isildur1 In December 2009, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Hastings
Brian Frederick Hastings (born 23 March 1940) is a former New Zealand cricketer. A middle-order batsman, he played 31 Test matches between 1969 and 1976, scoring four centuries. He played first-class cricket for Wellington, Central Districts and Canterbury between 1958 and 1977. Cricket career Early career Born in the southern Wellington suburb of Island Bay, Hastings was educated at Wellington College. He made his first-class debut for Wellington at the age of 17 in the final match of the Plunket Shield in 1957–58, scoring 27 and 22 in a low-scoring match that Wellington won. He was immediately selected to play in one of the trial matches to help the selectors choose the team to tour England in 1958, but he was not successful. He did not play first-class cricket again until late in 1960, but he captained the New Zealand Colts team on its tour of Australia in the 1959–60 season. In 1960-61 he had a full first-class season with Central Districts, with moderate success. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Hastings
Robert Francis Hastings (April 18, 1925 – June 30, 2014) was an American actor. He was best known for his portrayal of Lt. Elroy Carpenter on ''McHale's Navy'' and voicing Commissioner James Gordon in the DC Animated Universe. Early life Hastings was born in Brooklyn, New York, a son of Charles and Hazel Hastings. His father was a salesman. He started out as a boy singer on ''National Barn Dance'', ''Doug Gray's Singing Gang'' and ''Coast to Coast on a Bus''. He also portrayed Jerry on the radio program ''The Sea Hound''. Hastings served during World War II as a navigator on B-29s in the United States Army Air Corps. Career After Hastings returned from military service, he played the role of Archie Andrews in a series based on the Archie comic book series on NBC Radio from 1945 to 1953. Hastings moved to television in 1949, performing in early science-fiction series, including '' Atom Squad''. In 1954, he was the featured pitch-man (acting as an amateur magician) for Baker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hastings (footballer)
William Hastings (22 August 1888 – after 1919) was an English professional footballer who scored seven goals in 40 appearances in the Second Division of the Football League playing for Birmingham. He also won the Southern League title with Brighton & Hove Albion in the 1909–10 season and with Watford in 1914–15. His main playing position was at outside left. Hastings was born in West Hartlepool, County Durham, and played for Spennymoor United and West Hartlepool before moving south to join Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 1909. He missed only one game as the club won the Southern League title and the Southern Charity Cup in his first season, and set up Charlie Webb's goal as Albion beat reigning Football League champions Aston Villa in the 1910 FA Charity Shield. He moved to Second Division club Birmingham in February 1912 for a £100 fee. He never established himself as a first-choice player, and moved back to the Southern League with Watford in 1914 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Hastings (censor)
William "Bill" Kenneth Hastings was New Zealand's tenth Chief Censor. He held the position from October 1999 to July 2010. He was Chairperson of the Immigration and Protection Tribunal from July 2010 until February 2013, and is currently a District Court Judge. He was the chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority from October 2018 until August 2021. He was sworn in as the tenth Judge of the Court Martial of New Zealand on 20 July 2021. On 9 August 2021, Hastings was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Republic of Kiribati. Biography Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada in 1957, he attended Lord Roberts Public School, and graduated from Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute. He holds a BA from the University of Trinity College, University of Toronto; law degrees from Osgoode Hall Law School, the London School of Economics, and Duke University; and was a practising barrister. He moved to New Zealand in 1985. Before becoming Chief Censor, he was Deputy and Acting Chief Censor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Hastings
Sir Max Hugh Macdonald Hastings (; born 28 December 1945) is a British journalist and military historian, who has worked as a foreign correspondent for the BBC, editor-in-chief of ''The Daily Telegraph'', and editor of the ''Evening Standard''. He is also the author of numerous books, chiefly on war, which have won several major awards. Hastings currently writes a bimonthly column for Bloomberg Opinion. Early life Hastings' parents were Macdonald Hastings, a journalist and war correspondent and Anne Scott-James, sometime editor of '' Harper's Bazaar''. He was educated at Charterhouse and University College, Oxford, which he left after a year. Career Hastings moved to the United States, spending a year (1967–68) as a Fellow of the World Press Institute, following which he published his first book, ''America, 1968: The Fire This Time'', an account of the US in its tumultuous election year. He became a foreign correspondent and reported from more than sixty countries a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macdonald Hastings
Douglas Edward Macdonald "Mac" Hastings (6 October 1909 – 4 October 1982), known as Macdonald Hastings, was an English journalist, author and war correspondent. Early life and education Hastings was born in Camberwell, South London, the son of journalist and playwright Basil Macdonald Hastings. He was sent to Stonyhurst, a Jesuit boarding school, at age seven. (His grandfather and his father also attended Stonyhurst.) At one point he contracted pneumonia, but his troubles went greatly unnoticed. The school matron reportedly waved him off and ignored the issue while a priest gave him the last rites. He had some positive experiences, such as uncovering a natural faculty for public oration. Career Hastings's father died at age 46, leaving young "Mac" and his mother essentially poor. He returned home from boarding school, no longer able to pay his tuition. Despite offers from family friends such as Lord Beaverbrook and Edgar Wallace who wished to help him complete his schooling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basil Macdonald Hastings
Basil MacDonald Hastings (20 September 1881 – 21 February 1928) was an English author, journalist, and playwright. Early life and education Hastings was born on 20 September 1881 in London, second son of solicitor S. J. Edward Hastings. He was educated at Stonyhurst and King's College London. His nephew- son of his elder brother, Major Lewis Aloysius Macdonald Hastings (1880-1966), a farmer in Southern Rhodesia, where he had been a diamond prospector, political organizer, and served in the Cape Mounted Police- was the politician Stephen Hastings. Career Hastings was on the War Office staff for eight years before being appointed assistant editor of ''The Bystander'', where he remained for three years. During the First World War, Hastings served as a second lieutenant in the Royal Flying Corps, having previously been a corporal in the King's Royal Rifle Corps; he founded and edited the RAF journal, ''The Fledgling'' (later ''Roosters and Fledglings''). Hastings was a friend, col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
