# Harkness

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #44,830

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Melton, Victoria, Australia

## Etymology
A topographic name, from Old English hearg (“altar; grove; temple”) + næs (“promontory, cape, peninsula”).

## Easily confused with
- **harness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harkness-vs-harness)
- **harmless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harkness-vs-harmless)
- **harshness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harkness-vs-harshness)
- **hardness** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hardness-vs-harkness)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahrkness`, `hakrness`, `harkenss`, `harkkness`, `harknes`, `harknness`, `harknses`, `harnkess`, `harrkness`, `hharkness`, `hrakness`

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