Nassau may refer to:

Places

Austria

* Nassau (Groß Sankt Florian), incorporated village of

Groß Sankt Florian Groß Sankt Florian is a municipality in the district of Deutschlandsberg (district), Deutschlandsberg in the Austrian state of Styria. Geography It is located in southern Austria, near Slovenia and is approximately 35 km from Graz. Populati ...

Bahamas

Nassau, The Bahamas Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of The Bahamas. It is on the island of New Providence, which had a population of 246,329 in 2010, or just over 70% of the entire population of The Bahamas. As of April 2023, the preliminary results of ...

, capital city of the Bahamas

Canada

*Nassau District, renamed

Home District The Home District was one of four districts of the Province of Quebec created in 1788 in the western reaches of the Montreal District and detached in 1791 to create the new colony of Upper Canada. It was abolished with the adoption of the county ...

, regional division in Upper Canada from 1788 to 1792 *

Nassau Street (Winnipeg) Nassau Street is a street in Winnipeg, Manitoba, located partially within the Osborne Village and Fort Rouge neighbourhoods. The north terminus of Nassau St. North is Roslyn Crescent and travels in a southeast direction, crossing Pembina Highw ...

, Manitoba *Nassau Street,

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

Cook Islands

Nassau (Cook Islands) Nassau is an island in the northern group of the Cook Islands. It is approximately north of the capital island of Rarotonga and from Pukapuka coral atoll. Lacking an airstrip, it is accessible only by boat. It is named after a 19th-century ...

, one of the Northern Cook Islands

Germany

Connected with Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate

Nassau (region) Nassau ( , also , , ) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in today's Rhineland-Palatinate, Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia in western and northern Germany. Named after the Nassau Castle, itself named after the town of Nassau, ...

, the broader geographical and historical region comprising the historical Nassau realms *

Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate Nassau ( , also , , ) is a town located in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It lies on the lower course of the Lahn River, on the mouth of the Mühlbach, between Limburg an der Lahn and the spa town of Bad Ems, and is located in the ...

, a town *

Bad Ems-Nassau Bad Ems-Nassau is a ''Verbandsgemeinde'' ("collective municipality") in the Rhein-Lahn-Kreis, in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. The seat of the ''Verbandsgemeinde'' is in Bad Ems. It was formed on 1. January 2019 by the merger of the former ''Verb ...

, a collective municipality *

Nassau Castle Nassau Castle, located in Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany and named after it, was a castle the ancestrial seat of the House of Nassau and also its namesake, also it is the namesake of the historical Nassau realms of the County and Duchy of ...

, the ancestral seat of the House of Nassau *

Nassau Nature Park The Nassau Nature Park is a 561.71 km2 nature park in the southwestern Westerwald and northwestern Taunus in Rhineland-Palatinate. It was designated in November 1963 and expanded in 1979. Geography The Nassau Nature Park lies in the Rheni ...

, a major nature park in Germany located within the historical state of Nassau *

County of Nassau The County of Nassau was a German state within the Holy Roman Empire from the period of the formal recognition of the countly title in 1159 (though "de facto" sovereignty began in 1125) until the declaration of the Duchy of Nassau in 1806 with ...

, a German state within the Holy Roman Empire existing from 1159 until 1806. *

Duchy of Nassau The Duchy of Nassau (German language, German: ''Herzogtum Nassau'') was an independent state between 1806 and 1866, located in what became the Germany, German states of Rhineland-Palatinate and Hesse. It was a States of the Confederation of th ...

, a German state existing from 1806 until 1866 and created after the promotion from county to ducal status *

Hesse-Nassau The Province of Hesse-Nassau () was a Provinces of Prussia, province of the Kingdom of Prussia from 1868 to 1918, then a province of the Free State of Prussia until 1944. Hesse-Nassau was created as a consequence of the Austro-Prussian War of ...

, a Prussian province formed following their annexation of the Duchy of Nassau (along with other territories) *

Province of Nassau The Province of Nassau () was a province of Prussia from 1944 to 1945. Although all German states (including Prussia) had been ''de facto'' dissolved since 1933, the Nazi government formally partitioned the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau in ...

, a province of Nazi Germany (1944–1945)

Saxony

* Nassau, Saxony, an incorporated village of Frauenstein, Saxony

Indonesia

*Nassau, a subdistrict in

Toba Samosir Regency Toba Regency is a landlocked regency in North Sumatra. Its seat is Balige. The regency covers an area of 2,021.8 square kilometres; it had a population of 173,129 at the 2010 censusBiro Pusat Statistik, Jakarta, 2011. and 206,199 at the 2020 Cens ...

, North Sumatra *Nassau Range, alternate name of the

Sudirman Range The Sudirman Range, also known as the Snow Mountains,"Sudirman Mountains (Snow Mountains)". Papua Insects Foundation. Accessed 5 August 2021/ref> Dugunduguoo, or Nassau Range is a mountain range in Central Papua province, Indonesia. It is named ...

in Indonesia

Ireland

Nassau Street, Dublin Nassau Street (; ) is a street in central Dublin, running along the south side of Trinity College. It goes from Grafton Street in the west to the junction of South Leinster Street and Kildare Street in the east. History and naming Formerly kn ...

Jamaica

Nassau Valley Nassau Valley is a valley in Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. It is one of the three main valleys in Jamaica. The valley is located in Cockpit Country and averages 443 feet above sea level, with a dry sub-humid (0.5 - 0.65 p/pet) climate. Appleton Estat ...

Netherlands

Baarle-Nassau Baarle-Nassau () is a municipality and town in the southern Netherlands, located in the province of North Brabant. It had a population of in . The town is the site of a complicated borderline between Belgium and the Netherlands: it encloses 22 ...

, a town in the southern Netherlands

Poland

Mokra, Opole Voivodeship Mokra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biała, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately north-east of Biała, north-east of Prudnik, and south-west of the regional capital O ...

(German: ''Mokrau'', named ''Nassau O.S.'' 1936–1945)

Slovenia

Nasova Nasova () is a village in the Municipality of Apače in northeastern Slovenia. The village chapel to the east of the village on the road towards Lešane was built in 1928 to house the original free-standing sculptures of the crucifixion Cruc ...

(formerly German: ''Nassau in der Steiermark'')

Taiwan

* historic name for

Taitung City Taitung City () is a county-administered city and the county seat of Taitung County, Taiwan. It lies on the southeast coast of Taiwan facing the Pacific Ocean. Taitung City is the most populous subdivision of Taitung County and it is one of the ...

United States

Nassau, Delaware Nassau is an unincorporated community in eastern Sussex County, Delaware, United States. It lies just off Delaware Route 1 west of the city of Lewes and northeast of the town of Georgetown, the county seat of Sussex County. Its elevation is 2 ...

Nassau County, Florida Nassau County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the northeasternmost county in the state. The county seat is Fernandina Beach. The population was 90,352 at the 2020 census. Nassau County is a constituent of the Jackso ...

Nassau Village-Ratliff, Florida Nassau Village-Ratliff is a census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2020 census, up from 5,337 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jacksonville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical ...

Nassau, Minnesota Nassau ( ) is a city in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 72 at the 2010 census. History A post office called Nassau was established in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1998. Nassau ...

Nassau, New York (disambiguation) Nassau, New York, is a town in Rensselaer County. Nassau is also the name of other places in the state of New York and may refer to: * Nassau (village), New York * Nassau County, New York *Nassau Island, former name of Long Island Long ...

East Nassau, New York East Nassau is a village in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 587 at the 2010 census. The Village of East Nassau is in the eastern section of the town of Nassau along the Town of Stephentown border by Routes 20 a ...

Nassau (town), New York Nassau is a town in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 4,545 in 2020, down from 4,789 at the 2010 census. The Town of Nassau is at the southern border of the county. History The region was first settled around ...

, in Rensselaer County *

Nassau (village), New York Nassau is a village located in the Town of Nassau in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. The population was 1,133 at the 2010 census. The Village of Nassau is in the southern part of the county in the Town of Nassau, with a small we ...

Nassau County, New York Nassau County ( ) is a suburban County (United States), county located on Long Island, immediately to the east of New York City, bordering the Long Island Sound on the north and the open Atlantic Ocean to the south. As of the 2020 United St ...

, on Long Island * Nassau Island, former name of Long Island * Nassau Lake in Rensselaer County * Nassau Lake, New York, corresponding census-designated place *

Nassau Street (Manhattan) Nassau Street is in the Financial District, Manhattan, Financial District, within the borough (New York City), borough of Manhattan in New York City. Its southern end is at the intersection with Broad Street (Manhattan), Broad Street and Wall S ...

, New York City *

Nassau Street (Princeton, New Jersey) Nassau Street may refer to: *Nassau Street, Dublin, Ireland *Nassau Street (Manhattan), New York City, US * Nassau Street (Princeton, New Jersey), US *Nassau Street (Winnipeg), Manitoba, Canada See also * Nassau Avenue (IND Crosstown Line) The ...

Nassau Bay, Texas Nassau Bay is a city in Harris County, Texas, Harris County, Texas, United States, bordering the outermost southeastern edge of the city of Houston. It is located in the Clear Lake (region), Clear Lake Area near Galveston Bay, directly adjacent to ...

People

Nobles

House of Nassau The House of Nassau is the name of a European aristocratic dynasty. The name originated with a lordship associated with Nassau Castle, which is located in what is now Nassau, Rhineland-Palatinate, Nassau in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. With t ...

, a European aristocratic dynasty *

House of Orange-Nassau The House of Orange-Nassau (, ), also known as the House of Orange because of the prestige of the princely title of Orange, also referred to as the Fourth House of Orange in comparison with the other noble houses that held the Principality of Or ...

, a noble dynasty from the Netherlands *

Louis of Nassau Louis of Nassau (Dutch: Lodewijk van Nassau, 10 January 1538 – 14 April 1574) was a Dutch nobleman, the third son of William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Juliana of Stolberg, and the younger brother of Prince William the Silent, William ...

(1538–1574), Dutch general *

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange Maurice of Orange (; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Lordship of Frisia, Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death on 23 April 1625. Before he became P ...

(1567–1625), Dutch stadtholder *

Sophia of Nassau Sophia of Nassau (Sophia Wilhelmine Marianne Henriette; 9 July 1836 – 30 December 1913), also Sofia, was List of Swedish consorts, Queen of Sweden and List of Norwegian consorts, Norway as the wife of King Oscar II. She was Queen of Sweden ...

(1836–1913), Queen consort of Sweden and Norway *

William Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford William Henry Nassau de Zuylestein, 4th Earl of Rochford, KG, PC (17 September 1717 O.S. – 29 September 1781) was a British courtier, diplomat and statesman of Anglo-Dutch descent. He occupied senior ambassadorial posts at Madrid and Paris, a ...

(1717–1781), British courtier, diplomat, and statesman *

House of Nassau-Siegen Nassau-Siegen was a principality within the Holy Roman Empire that existed between 1303 and 1328, and again from 1606 to 1743. From 1626 to 1734, it was subdivided into Catholic and Protestant parts. Its capital was the city of Siegen, found ...

John Maurice of Nassau John Maurice of Nassau ( ; ; ; ; 17 June 1604 – 20 December 1679), called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and (from 1664) Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as ''Herrenmeister'' (equivalent to Gra ...

(1604–1679), Dutch colonial governor *

House of Nassau-Weilburg The House of Nassau-Weilburg, a branch of the House of Nassau, ruled a division of the County of Nassau, which was a state in what is now Germany, then part of the Holy Roman Empire, from 1344 to 1806. On 17 July 1806, upon the dissolution of t ...

, a noble dynasty from Germany, monarchs of Luxembourg *

Adolf of Nassau (disambiguation) Adolf of Nassau may refer to: *Adolf, King of Germany (c. 1255–1298), King of the Romans *Adolph I, Count of Nassau-Wiesbaden-Idstein (1307–1370) *Adolf I von Nassau (c. 1353–1390), Archbishop of Mainz *Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1362� ...

Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg (disambiguation) Adolph or Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg may refer to: *Adolf, King of Germany (c. 1255–1298), King of the Romans *Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (1817–1905), last sovereign Duke of Nassau See also * Adolf of Nassau (disambiguation) Adolf of Nas ...

* Maria of Nassau (disambiguation) *

William of Nassau (disambiguation) William of Nassau may refer to: * William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (1487–1559), William the Rich * William the Silent, count of Nassau (1533–1584); later Willem of Orange ** Alternative title for Het Wilhelmus, the Dutch national anthem (nam ...

Surname

Charles William Nassau Reverend Charles William Nassau D.D., (April 12, 1804 – August 6, 1878) was a Presbyterian minister and the fourth president of Lafayette College serving from 1849 to 1850. Early life Charles Nassau was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 18 ...

(1804–1878), Presbyterian minister, president of Lafayette College

Given name

Nassau William Senior Nassau William Senior (26 September 1790 – 4 June 1864), was an English lawyer and economist. He was also a government adviser over several decades on economic and social policy on which he wrote extensively. In his writings, he made early co ...

(1790–1864), English lawyer and economist

Ships

*, a UK Royal Navy name for many ships * HNLMS ''Johan Maurits van Nassau'', ships of the Netherlands navy * MV ''Queen of Nassau'', name of HMCS ''Canada'' after leaving government service * ''Nassau''-class battleship, an Imperial German battleship class * SMS ''Nassau'', a 1908 German battleship * SS ''Nassau'', a steam turbine-driven twin-screw passenger-and-cargo ocean liner, launched in 1928 *, a U.S. Navy ship name for several ships

Other uses

* ''Nassau'' (album), a 1995 album by The Sea and Cake *

Nassau (bet) The Nassau is a type of wager in golf that is essentially three separate bets. Money is wagered on the best score on each of the front nine (holes 1–9), back nine (holes 10–18), and total 18 holes. The Nassau is one of golf's most classic an ...

, a type of bet between golfers *

Nassau (crater) Nassau is a lunar impact crater on the Moon's far side. It abuts against the northeastern rim of the figure-8-shaped crater Van de Graaff. To the southeast of Nassau lies the crater Leeuwenhoek Antonie Philips van Leeuwenhoek ( ; ; 24 ...

, a lunar impact crater on the far side of the Moon *

Nassau (Staten Island Railway station) The Nassau station was a Staten Island Railway station located roughly between the neighborhoods of Tottenville (to the south) and Charleston (to the north), in Staten Island, New York. The station was built sometime after 1924 in order to ser ...

, United States * Nassau Club, a private club in Princeton, New Jersey, founded by Woodrow Wilson *

Nassau Coliseum Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, on Long Island. The venue is situated approximately east of the eastern limits of the Borough (New York City), borough of Q ...

, an arena in Uniondale, New York, United States * Nassau Fjord, in Prince William Sound, Alaska *

Nassau grouper The Nassau grouper (''Epinephelus striatus'') is one of the large number of perciform fishes in the family Serranidae commonly referred to as groupers. It is the most important of the groupers for commercial fishery in the West Indies, but h ...

, an endangered species of fish *

Nassau Hall Nassau Hall, colloquially known as Old Nassau, is the oldest building at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey, Princeton, Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. In 1783 it served as the United States Capitol building for four months. ...

, Princeton University, New Jersey, United States *

Nassau Light Railway The Nassau Light Railway (''Nassauische Kleinbahn AG'') was a narrow gauge railway in Nassau, Germany, connecting the Lahn, Aar and Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in t ...

, a German railway company * "Nassau", a song by Shakira from ''

Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran ''Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran'' (; ) is the twelfth studio album by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. It was released on 22 March 2024 through Sony Music Latin. The album marks her first album release in seven years, following ''El Dorado'' (2017 ...

'', 2024