Baas

Baas:

An Afrikaans word for boss and Dutch word for supervisor/leader/master, from which the English word "boss" is derived.

Surname

Balduin Baas, German actor
David Baas, American football center
Gilberto Keb Baas, Mexican boxer
Heinz Baas, German football player and manager
Ian Baas, American race car driver
Jan Baas, Dutch politician
Justin Baas, Filipino footballer
Johann Hermann Baas, German medical historian
Lourens Baas Becking, Dutch botanist and microbiologist
Maarten Baas, Dutch industrial designer
Pieter Baas, Dutch botanist
Stien Baas-Kaiser, Dutch speed skater