# Furness

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,406

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

## 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”).

## Easily confused with
- **furnish** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/furness-vs-furnish)
- **fitness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fitness-vs-furness)
- **fairness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fairness-vs-furness)
- **fullness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fullness-vs-furness)
- **firmness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/firmness-vs-furness)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ffurness`, `fruness`, `funress`, `furenss`, `furnes`, `furnness`, `furnses`, `furrness`, `ufrness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/furness