Nel (name)
Nel is both a South African surname and a Dutch feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:Surname
- André Nel, South African cricketer
- Andries Nel, South African deputy minister
- Anton Nel, American classical pianist
- Christof Nel, German theatre and opera director
- Corne Nel, South African rugby player
- Dewald Nel, South African-born Scottish cricketer
- Elizabeth Nel, English personal secretary to Winston Churchill during the Second World War
- Gerrie Nel, South African advocate and prosecutor
- Gert Cornelius Nel, South African botanist
- Gert Vlok Nel, South African poet
- Grant Nel, Australian diver
- Jack Nel, South African cricketer
- Jacques Nel, South African rugby player
- Japie Nel, South African rugby player
- Jean-Pierre Nel, South African rugby player
- JP Nel, South African rugby player
- Justin Nel, Namibian rugby player
- Krubert Nel, South African Army officer
- Michiel Daniel Christiaan De Wet Nel, South African Politician
- Philip Nel, American scholar of children's literature and professor of English
- Philip J. Nel, South African rugby union player
- Riana Nel, Namibian singer and songwriter
- Ricus Nel, Afrikaans musician, singer and songwriter
- Ruhan Nel, South African rugby union player
- Susan Nel, South African lawn bowler
- Vita Nel, South African beach volleyball player
- Wenda Nel, South African hurdler
- W. P. Nel, 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, Dutch poet
- Nel Bos, Dutch swimmer
- Nel Büch, Dutch sprinter
- Nel Burgerhof, Dutch gymnast
- Nel de Crits, Belgian racing cyclist
- Nel Erasmus, South African abstract artist
- Nel Fritz, Dutch gymnast
- Nel Garritsen, Dutch swimmer
- Nel Ginjaar-Maas, Dutch State Secretary of Education
- Nel Karelse, Dutch sprinter and long-jumper
- Nel Law, Australian artist, poet and diarist
- Nel Noddings, American feminist, educationalist, and philosopher
- Nel van Randwijk, Dutch gymnast
- Nel Roos-Lodder, Dutch discus thrower
- Nel van Vliet, Dutch swimmer
- Nel Wambach, Dutch gymnast
- Nel Zwier, Dutch high jumper
;Fictional character
- Nel Rawlison, a main character in Henryk Sienkiewicz's novel In Desert and Wilderness
Masculine name
Often a short form of Nelson
- Nel Martín, Spanish vert skater
- Nel Oduber, Prime Minister of Aruba
- Nel Tarleton, English featherweight boxer
- Nel Ust Wyclef Jean, Haitian musician better known as Wyclef Jean
