Furness

== English == === Alternative forms === Furnas === Etymology === 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”). === Proper noun === Furness A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire. A surname. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== Furness Vale === References === ^ Mills, David (2011). A Dictionary of British Place-Names. Oxford University Press.