Snoek is a

Dutch surname Dutch names consist of one or more given names and a surname. The given name is usually gender-specific. Dutch given names A Dutch child's birth and given name(s) must be officially registered by the parents within 3 days after birth. It is not u ...

. Meaning "

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" in

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

, it may be a

metaphorical A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide (or obscure) clarity or identify hidden similarities between two different ideas. Metaphors are often compared with ...

name or

metonymic Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept. Etymology The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...

occupational surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, ...

(referring to a fisherman). However, in

Zeeland , nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge") , anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

''Snoek'' was also a common given name in the Middle Ages and the name may be

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

in origin. Varian forms are ''Snoeck'' and ''Snoeks''.Snoek
at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include: *

Andries Snoek Andries Snoek (14 November 1766 - 3 January 1829) was a Dutch actor and director. He was born in Rotterdam, the son of Jan Snoek and Helena de Ruyter, and the brother of actresses Anna Maria and Helena Snoek. Despite his low birth, he became one ...

(1766–1829), Dutch tragedy actor *

Hans Snoek Johanna Rosine Snoek, known as Hans Snoek, (December 29, 1910 – September 27, 2001) was a Dutch dancer, choreographer and ballet director. She founded the . The daughter of Leonard Salomon Snoek and Henderika Gerarda Trina Johanna ten Brugg ...

(1910–2001), Dutch dancer, choreographer and ballet director * (1902–1950), Dutch physicist and crystallographer, known e.g. for the * (1896–1981), Dutch track cyclist *

Hendrik Snoek Hendrik Snoek a former German show jumper who later became a businessman. Snoek was heir to a supermarket fortune. He was kidnapped on 3 November 1976 and held for a DM 5,000,000 ransom. He was discovered by a lorry driver, tied up under a motor ...

, German show jumper and businessman *

Paul Snoek Edmond André Coralie Schietekat (17 December 1933 – 19 October 1981) pseudonym Paul Snoek, was a Belgian poet. He was a son of Omer William Schietekat, a textile manufacturer, and Paula Sylvia Snoeck. In 1961, he married Maria Magdalena Vereeck ...

(1933–1981), Belgian poet

Snoeck

* (1885–1946), Dutch violinist and conductor * (1834–1898), Belgian collector of musical instruments * Henri Snoeck (fl. 1920), Belgian Olympic wrestler * Jan Snoeck (1927–2018), Dutch sculptor and ceramist

Snoeks

* Daniel Snoeks (born 1994), Australian model and television personality in Korea * Jiske Snoeks (born 1978), Dutch field hockey player *

Kelvin Snoeks Kelvin Manuel Mathijs Snoeks (born 12 September 1987 in Haarlem) is a Dutch racing driver. In 2010 he competed in the FIA Formula Two Championship. Snoeks stayed in Formula Two for the 2011 season. He is currently racing in the DTM Trophy, which ...

(born 1987), Dutch racing driver

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{{Surname, Snoek Dutch-language surnames

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