 The name is made up of the first syllable, "Nuß—", which means “nut” (but originally “walnut tree”).To the word "Nuß—", the element "—bach" (German for “brook”) was added, and the name might originally have been given a settlement that arose at a walnut tree.Older forms of the name are Nußbach (1309, in a 1360 copy) and "Noßbach" (1391).