Harkness

name

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 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”).

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