Furness

English

Alternative forms

• Furnas

Etymology

• The placename is of Old Norse origin, from the obsolete futh (“rump”) + nes (“headland”), possibly referring to Piel Island. The surname is from the place.

• As an English surname of Norman origin, variant of Furneaux, Furnace.

• As a Norwegian surname, old variant of Furnes, from several farmstead names derived from Old Norse fura (“pine”) + nes (“headland”).

Proper noun

Furness

1. A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.
2. A surname.

Derived terms

• Askam in Furness
• Barrow-in-Furness
• Broughton in Furness
• Dalton-in-Furness
• Kirkby-in-Furness
• Lindal-in-Furness
• Westmorland and Furness

Related terms

• Furness Vale

References

• ^ Mills, David (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.