Nassau

Meanings

Proper Noun

• city Rhineland-Palatinate (state) Germany (country).
• capital city Bahamas (country).

Noun

• A wager consisting essentially of three separate bets, for the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes.

Origin

• Borrowed from German Nassau, from German nass ("wet"). The Bahamian city is named after the German one.