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Nel is both a South African (Afrikaans) surname and a Dutch feminine given name.

Contents

• Surname
• Given name
• Feminine name
• Masculine name
• See also

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 (1928–2018), 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
• 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
• 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

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Nel
• All pages with titles containing Nel
• Nela (name)
• Nell (disambiguation)

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