In England there is a peninsula in Cumbria called Furness. Wikipedia says (though uncited) that the "oldest record of its name is Fuþþernessa about 1150. It probably came from Old Norse Fuðarnes = "Fuði's headland". The meaning of Old Norse fuð , which refers to the female sex organ, makes it clear that the man's name "Fuði" is a crude shipboard nickname with sexual reference, and not a formal name given by his parents."
If we assume that's true (please!), I wonder how the people of Furness feel about living in a place named ___. Well, even I'm not brave enough to put the C-word in writing.
Another fascinating fact about Furness: it was the home of Beatrix Potter, and by extension, that of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddleduck, and Benjamin Bunny among others.
You may recall I have posted before about place-names in Great Britain.
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