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furness

/fˈɝnɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
fur-ness
IPA
/fˈɝnɪs/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

name

A surname.

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, fodor, foithir

Inflected Forms

Furnas (alternative)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

Furness Vale

Rhymes With

pernice

Questions

How do you pronounce furness?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɝnɪs/.
What does furness mean?
A peninsula in south-west Cumbria, England, historically part of Lancashire.
Where does furness come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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