Hommel is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Christian Hommel (born 1981), German ice hockey player * Conrad Hommel (1883–1971), German painter *

Fritz Hommel Fritz Hommel (31 July 1854 – 17 April 1936) was a German Orientalist. Biography Hommel was born in Ansbach. He studied in Leipzig and was habilitated in 1877 in Munich, where in 1885, he became an extraordinary professor of Semitic languag ...

(1854–1936), German Orientalist * Jane Franklin Hommel (1878–1946) * Johann Hommel (1518–1562), German astronomer and mathematician * Sascha Hommel (born 1990), German motorcycle racer * Ulrich Hommel

Other uses

* Hommel (crater), a lunar crater, named for Johann Hommel *

Hummel (instrument) The hummel (also hommel or humle) is an old Northern European stringed instrument similar to an older type of zither and is related to the Norwegian langeleik. The name is thought to come from the German word ''hummel'', meaning "bumblebee", refer ...

(variant spelling), Northern European box zither {{surname, Hommel German-language surnames