Snel
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. People with this surname include:
- Han Snel, Dutch painter active in Indonesia
- , Belgian composer, conductor and violinist
- Menno Snel, Dutch D66 politician, Secretary of State for Finance 2017–
- Mick Snel, Dutch korfball player
- Nikki Snel, Belgian acrobatic gymnast
- Rudolph Snel van Royen, Dutch linguist and mathematician known as Snellius, father of Willebrord
- Willebrord Snel, Dutch astronomer and mathematician known as Snellius and, in England, as Snell
- *Snell's law, or the law of refraction, is named after him