Snel is a
Dutch surname. ''Snel'' means "quick" in
Dutch. The origin of the surname often was patronymic, as Snel and Snelle were short forms of the archaic Germanic given name Snellaard (which originally meant "lively and strong").
Snellaard
at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with this surname include:
* Han Snel (1925–1998), Dutch painter active in Indonesia
* (1793–1861), Belgian composer, conductor and violinist
* Menno Snel (born 1970), Dutch D66 politician, Secretary of State for Finance 2017–
* Mick Snel (born 1993), Dutch korfball player
* Nikki Snel (born 1993), Belgian acrobatic gymnast
* Rudolph Snel van Royen (1546–1613), Dutch linguist and mathematician known as Snellius, father of Willebrord
* Willebrord Snel (1580–1626), Dutch astronomer and mathematician known as Snellius and, in England, as Snell
**Snell's law
Snell's law (also known as Snell–Descartes law and ibn-Sahl law and the law of refraction) is a formula used to describe the relationship between the angles of incidence and refraction, when referring to light or other waves passing through ...
, or the law of refraction, is named after him
See also
*Snell (surname) Snell is a Cornish surname.
People
*Annette Snell (1945–1977), American R&B singer
*Belinda Snell (born 1981), Australian basketball player
* Benny Snell (born 1998), American football player
*Bertrand Snell (1870–1958), American politician
* ...
, English version of the surname
* Schnell, German version of the surname
* Snellen, Dutch surname with the same origin
* SNEL (disambiguation)
References
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Dutch-language surnames
Patronymic surnames