At a Glance
- Meaning
- Wet meadow
- Origin
- German (place name)
- Gender
- Unisex
- Pronunciation
- NASS-aw
Nassau is a German (place name) unisex name meaning “wet meadow”. It appears in 2 of our baby name lists.
Meaning & Origin of Nassau
Meaning: Wet meadow.
Origin: German (place name).
A common claim: Wet meadow Actually: Nassau does have a documented origin: Wiktionary traces it to German roots meaning "wet meadow," so the name's origin isn't actually unknown.
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Nassau
NASS-awIPA /ˈnæsɔː/
Popularity of Nassau
Nassau doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
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