Snellen

Snellen is a Dutch surname. Snel means "quick" in Dutch and the original bearer of the name may have been a lively person. However, the origin of the surname often was patronymic, as Snel and Snelle were short forms of the archaic Germanic given name Snellaard (which originally meant "lively and strong").[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?nfd_naam=Snellen&info=aantal%20en%20verspreiding&operator=eq&taal= Snellen] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.[http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/verklaring/naam/Snellaard Snellaard] at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands People with this surname include:

• Herman Snellen (1834–1908), Dutch ophthalmologist
• {{interlanguage link|Ignas Snellen|fr||nl|}} (born 1970), Dutch astronomer
• {{interlanguage link|Johan Snellen|nl|}} (1642–1691), Dutch Naval Officer
• {{interlanguage link|Maurits Snellen|de||nl|}} (1840–1907), Dutch meteorologist and explorer of the Arctic
• Pieter Cornelius Tobias Snellen (1834–1911), Dutch entomologist
• Samuel Constantinus Snellen van Vollenhoven (1816–1880), Dutch entomologist