Furness
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- A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.
- A surname.
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* The placename is of Old Norse origin; the second element is nes (“headland”). The first has been variously explained as:
** the obsolete futh (“rump”) + nes (“headland”), possibly referring to Piel Island.
** derived from Old English fodor (“fodder”)
** McClure suggested a derivation from Old Irish foithir (“wood; slope”)
* The surname is from the above 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”).
** the obsolete futh (“rump”) + nes (“headland”), possibly referring to Piel Island.
** derived from Old English fodor (“fodder”)
** McClure suggested a derivation from Old Irish foithir (“wood; slope”)
* The surname is from the above 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”).
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