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'''Maas''' is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[Low German|North German]] [[patronymic surname]], from an archaic short form of [[Thomas (name)|Thomas]]. It could also be a [[toponymic surname]] derived from the river Maas ({{langx|fr|[[Meuse]]}}).<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Maas&nfd_naam=Maas&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=eng Maas] at the Meertens Institute's database of Dutch surnames.</ref> The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).<ref>Leender Brouwer, [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands]</ref>
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The '''[[Meuse|Maas]]''' is a river in the [[Low Countries]] and [[France]] better known in English by its French name '''Meuse'''. It also may refer to:

==Surname==
Maas is a [[Dutch language|Dutch]] and [[Low German|North German]] [[patronymic surname]], from an archaic short form of [[Thomas (name)|Thomas]]. It could also be a [[toponymic surname]] derived from the river Maas.<ref>[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_naam=Maas&nfd_naam=Maas&info=analyse%20en%20verklaring&operator=eq&taal=eng Maas]] at the Meertens Institute's database of Dutch surnames.</ref> The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).<ref>Leender Brouwer, [http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nfb/documenten/top100.pdf The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands]</ref>


People with the surname Maas include:
People with the surname Maas include:
*[[Maas Brothers|Abe Maas]] (1855–1941), German-born American founder of the ''Maas Brothers'' stores
*[[Maas Brothers|Abe Maas]] (1855–1941), German-born American founder of the ''Maas Brothers'' stores
*[[Adriana Maas]] (1702–1746), Dutch stage actress
*[[Adriana Maas]] (1702–1746), Dutch stage actress
*[[Allan Maas]] (born 1922), Australian rules footballer
*[[Allan Maas]] (1922–2014), Australian rules footballer
*[[Annelies Maas]] (born 1960), Dutch swimmer
*[[Annelies Maas]] (born 1960), Dutch swimmer
*[[Anthony Maas]] (1859–1927), German-born American [[exegete]]
*[[Anthony Maas]] (1859–1927), German-born American [[exegete]]
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*[[David E. Maas]] (born 1940), American historian
*[[David E. Maas]] (born 1940), American historian
*[[Dick Maas]] (born 1951), Dutch film maker
*[[Dick Maas]] (born 1951), Dutch film maker
*[[Dirk Maas]] (1659-1717), Dutch landscape painter
*[[Dirk Maas]] (1659–1717), Dutch landscape painter
*[[Duke Maas]] (1929-1976), American baseball player
*[[Duke Maas]] (1929–1976), American baseball player
*[[Erich Maas]] (born 1940), German footballer
*[[Erich Maas]] (born 1940), German footballer
*[[Ernest Maas]] (1892–1986), American screenwriter
*[[Ernest Maas]] (1892–1986), American screenwriter
*[[Frans Maas]] (born 1964), Dutch long jumper
*[[Frans Maas]] (born 1964), Dutch long jumper
*[[Fred Maas]] (born 1957), American businessman
*[[Fred Maas]] (born 1957), American businessman
*[[Frederica Sagor Maas]] (1900-2012), American playwright, author and supercentenarian
*[[Frederica Sagor Maas]] (1900–2012), American playwright, author and supercentenarian
*{{illm|Georg Maas|de||fr|}} (born 1960), German screenwriter and movie director
*{{interlanguage link|Georg Maas|de||fr|}} (born 1960), German screenwriter and movie director
*[[Greg Maas]] (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper
*[[Greg Maas]] (born 1966), American soccer goalkeeper
*[[Günther Maas]] (born 1941), German wrestler
*[[Günther Maas]] (born 1941), German wrestler
*[[Heiko Maas]] (born 1966), German politician
*[[Heiko Maas]] (born 1966), German politician
*[[Bachelors from Prague|Henry Maas]] (born 1949?), Australian artist, Melbourne café and club impresario, cabaret performer (''The Busby Berkleys'', ''Buddy Lovestein'') & lead singer of ''Bachelors from Prague''
*[[Hermann Maas]] (1877-1970), German pastor and opponent of Nazism
*[[Hermann Maas]] (1877–1970), German pastor and opponent of Nazism
*[[Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer]] (born 1941), Dutch botanist
*[[Hiltje Maas-van de Kamer]] (born 1941), Dutch botanist
*[[Isabella Offenbach Maas]] (1817–1891), German-American opera singer
*[[James Maas]] (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research
*[[James Maas]] (born 1938), American social psychologist known for his sleep research
*[[Jan Maas (cyclist)|Jan Maas]] (1900-1977), Dutch racing cyclist
*[[Jan Maas (cyclist, born 1900)]] (1900–1977), Dutch racing cyclist
*[[Jan Maas (sailor)|Jan Maas]] (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor
*[[Jan Maas (sailor)|Jan Maas]] (1911–1962), Dutch Olympic sailor
*[[Jane Maas]] (1932–2018), American advertising executive and author
*[[Jason Maas]] (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback
*[[Jason Maas]] (born 1975), Canadian football quarterback
*[[Jelle Maas]] (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
*[[Jelle Maas]] (born 1991), Dutch badminton player
*[[Jeremy Maas]] (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian
*[[Jeremy Maas]] (1928–1997), British art dealer and art historian
*[[Jo Maas]] (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist
*[[Jo Maas]] (born 1954), Dutch road cyclist
*{{illm|Johannes Maas|de||fr|}} (1936), International president, Workdwide Faith Missions
*{{interlanguage link|Johannes Petrus Maas|fr||nl|}} (1861–1941), Dutch sculptor
*[[Joseph Maas]] (1847–1886), English tenor
*{{illm|Johannes Petrus Maas|fr||nl|}} (1861–1941), Dutch sculptor
*[[Joseph Maas]] (1847-1886), English tenor
*[[Kevin Maas]] (born 1965), American baseball player
*[[Kevin Maas]] (born 1965), American baseball player
*[[Melvin Maas]] (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota
*[[Melvin Maas]] (1898–1964), American Marine aviator and politician from Minnesota
*[[Mike Maas]] (1979-) Professional Walleye Angler from Wisconsin, USA
*{{illm|Mirte Maas|it||zh|瑪特·瑪斯}} (b. 1991), Dutch fashion model
*{{interlanguage link|Mirte Maas|it||zh|瑪特·瑪斯}} (born 1991), Dutch fashion model
*[[Nell Ginjaar-Maas]] (1931-2012), Dutch politician
*[[Nell Ginjaar-Maas]] (1931–2012), Dutch politician
*[[Nellie Maas]] (born 1935), Dutch figure skater
*[[Nellie Maas]] (born 1935), Dutch figure skater
*[[Nicolaes Maas]] (1634-1693), Dutch genre and portrait painter
*[[Nicolaes Maes]] (1634–1693), Dutch genre and portrait painter
*[[Paul Maas (classical scholar)|Paul Maas]] (1880-1964), German philologist known for [[Maas's law]]
*[[Paul Maas (classical scholar)|Paul Maas]] (1880–1964), German philologist known for [[Maas's law]]
*[[Paul Maas (botanist)|Paul Maas]] (born 1939), Dutch botanist and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics
*[[Paul Maas (botanist)|Paul Maas]] (born 1939), Dutch botanist and a specialist in the flora of the neotropics
*[[Peter Maas]] (1929–2001), American journalist and author
*[[Peter Maas]] (1929–2001), American journalist and author
*[[Rob Maas]] (born 1969), Dutch footballer
*[[Rob Maas]] (born 1969), Dutch footballer
*[[Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus]] (1911-2003), Dutch mycologist
*[[Rudolph Arnold Maas Geesteranus]] (1911–2003), Dutch mycologist
*[[Rupert Maas]] (born 1960), English painting specialist and gallery owner
*[[Rupert Maas]] (born 1960), English painting specialist and gallery owner
*[[Sarah J. Maas]] (born 1986), American fantasy author
*[[Sarah J. Maas]] (born 1986), American fantasy author
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*[[Sivan Malkin Maas]] (born 1970s), Israeli humanistic rabbi
*[[Sivan Malkin Maas]] (born 1970s), Israeli humanistic rabbi
*[[Timo Maas]] (born 1969), German DJ
*[[Timo Maas]] (born 1969), German DJ
*[[Tjaarke Maas]] (1974-2004), Dutch painter
*[[Tjaarke Maas]] (1974–2004), Dutch painter
*[[Willard Maas]] (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet
*[[Willard Maas]] (1906–1971), American experimental filmmaker and poet
*[[Winy Maas]] (born 1958), Dutch architect
*[[Winy Maas]] (born 1958), Dutch architect
*{{illm|Wolfram Maas|be|Вольфрам Маас|de|}} (born 1950), German diplomat
*{{interlanguage link|Wolfram Maas|be|Вольфрам Маас|de|}} (born 1950), German diplomat
;Given name
*[[Maas Thajoon Akbar]] (1880–1944), Ceylonese judge and lawyer
*[[Thomas Maas Samuel Swartwout|Maas Samuel Swartwout]] (1660–1723), New Netherland / New York landowners

==Places==
*[[Maas, Syria]], a village in southwestern Syria
*[[Kfar Ma'as]], a village in Israel
*[[Maghas]] or Maas was the capital city of [[Alania]], a medieval kingdom in the [[Greater Caucasus]]
*[[Peel en Maas]], a municipality in [[Limburg (Netherlands)]]

==Rivers and Canals==
*[[Afgedamde Maas]], a former distributary of the Maas in the Netherlands
*[[Bergse Maas]], a canal made to form a branch of the Maas
*[[Maas–Waal Canal]], a canal in the Netherlands that connects the Maas and [[Waal (river)|Waal]] rivers
*[[Nieuwe Maas]], a distributary of the Rhine; a former distributary of the Maas
*[[Oude Maas]], a distributary of the Rhine; a former distributary of the Maas

== Software ==
*[[Mobility as a service (transport)]], an app which aggregates all forms of transport together, doing trip planning, bookings and payments.
<!-- *[[Metal as a Service]], a provisioning system for Ubuntu Server, designed for people who need to deploy many servers quickly.
*[https://github.com/aurelien-git/MAAS Multiplexer Adaptive Administrator Solution] MAAS is a toolkit for heterogeneous LAN and Networks that works on all your different type of OS remotely at the same time without installation. ARE THESE IN ANY WAY [[WP:NOTABLE]]? PLEASE PROVIDE REFS -->
*[[Monitoring as a Service]] (MaaS) is one of many cloud delivery models under anything as a service (XaaS). It is a framework that facilitates the deployment of monitoring functionalities for various other services and applications within the cloud. The most common application for MaaS is online state monitoring, which continuously tracks certain states of applications, networks, systems, instances or any element that may be deployable within the cloud.
*[https://docs.ubuntu.com/maas/ MaaS] [https://maas.io Metal as a Service], similar to Iaas (Infrastructure as a Service) is a technology created by Canonical for provisioning bare-metal servers, whereas IaaS typically deals with provisioning virtual servers.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Maas (disambiguation)]]
* [[Amasi]], or ''Maas'' in Afrikaans - a fermented milk drink
* [[Maes (disambiguation)]], French and Flemish spelling of the surname
* [[Maes (surname)]], variant spelling of the surname
* [[Maass]], German surname
* [[Maass]], a German surname
* [[Mace (surname)|Mace]], similar-sounding surname
* [[Mace (surname)]]


==References==
==Sources and references==
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[[Category:Dutch-language surnames]]
[[Category:Low German surnames]]
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Latest revision as of 08:22, 4 December 2024

Maas is a Dutch and North German patronymic surname, from an archaic short form of Thomas. It could also be a toponymic surname derived from the river Maas (French: Meuse).[1] The surname is quite common in the Netherlands, ranking 43rd in 2007 (16,070 people).[2]

People with the surname Maas include:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Maas at the Meertens Institute's database of Dutch surnames.
  2. ^ Leender Brouwer, The top 100 surnames in the Netherlands