Nel (name)

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Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname[]

  • André Nel (born 1977), South African cricketer
  • Andries Nel (born 1965), South African deputy minister
  • Anton Nel (born 1961), American classical pianist
  • Christof Nel (born 1944), German theatre and opera director
  • Corne Nel, South African rugby player
  • Dewald Nel (born 1980), South African-born Scottish cricketer
  • Elizabeth Nel (1917–2007), English personal secretary to Winston Churchill during the Second World War
  • Fred Nel, South African politician
  • Gerrie Nel (born 1961), South African advocate and prosecutor
  • Gert Cornelius Nel (1885–1950), South African botanist
  • Gert Vlok Nel (born 1963), South African poet
  • Grant Nel, Australian diver
  • Jack Nel (born 1928), South African cricketer
  • Jacques Nel (born 1993), South African rugby player
  • Japie Nel (born 1982), South African rugby player
  • Jean-Pierre Nel, South African rugby player
  • JP Nel (born 1981), South African rugby player
  • Justin Nel (born 1987), Namibian rugby player
  • Krubert Nel (born c.1960), South African Army officer
  • (born 1901), South African Politician
  • Philip Nel (born 1969), American scholar of children's literature and professor of English
  • Philip J. Nel (1902–1984), South African rugby union player
  • Riana Nel (born 1982), Namibian singer and songwriter
  • Ricus Nel (born 1979), Afrikaans musician, singer and songwriter
  • Ruhan Nel (born 1991), South African rugby union player
  • Susan Nel (born 1956), South African lawn bowler
  • Vita Nel, South African beach volleyball player
  • Wenda Nel (born 1988), South African hurdler
  • W. P. Nel (born 1986), South African-born Scottish rugby player

Given name[]

Feminine name[]

The Dutch feminine name is a short form of Petronella or Cornelia. People with the name include:

  • Nel Benschop (1918–2005), Dutch poet
  • Nel Bos (1947), Dutch swimmer
  • Nel Büch (1931–2013), Dutch sprinter
  • Nel Burgerhof (1908–1991), Dutch gymnast
  • Nel de Crits (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist
  • Nel Erasmus (born 1928), South African abstract artist
  • Nel Fritz (born 1937), Dutch gymnast
  • Nel Garritsen (1933–2014), Dutch swimmer
  • Nel Ginjaar-Maas (1931–2012), Dutch State Secretary of Education
  • Nel Karelse (1926–2015), Dutch sprinter and long-jumper
  • Nel Law (1914–1990), Australian artist, poet and diarist
  • Nel Noddings (born 1929), American feminist, educationalist, and philosopher
  • Nel van Randwijk (1905–1978), Dutch gymnast
  • Nel Roos-Lodder (1914–1996), Dutch discus thrower
  • Nel van Vliet (1926–2006), Dutch swimmer
  • Nel Wambach (born 1938), Dutch gymnast
  • Nel Zwier (1936–2001), Dutch high jumper
Fictional character

Masculine name[]

Often a short form of Nelson

  • Nel Martín (born 1980), Spanish vert skater
  • Nel Oduber (born 1947), Prime Minister of Aruba
  • Nel Tarleton (1906–1956), English featherweight boxer
  • Nel Ust Wyclef Jean (born 1969), Haitian musician better known as Wyclef Jean

See also[]

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