Snoek (surname)

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Snoek is a Dutch surname. Meaning "pike" in Dutch, it may be a metaphorical name or metonymic occupational surname (referring to a fisherman). However, in Zeeland Snoek was also a common given name in the Middle Ages and the name may be patronymic in origin. Varian forms are Snoeck and Snoeks.[http://www.cbgfamilienamen.nl/nfb/detail_naam.php?gba_lcnaam=snoek&gba_naam=Snoek&nfd_naam=Snoek&operator=eq&taal= Snoek] at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands. People with the surname include:

• Andries Snoek (1766–1829), Dutch tragedy actor
• Hans Snoek (1910–2001), Dutch dancer, choreographer and ballet director
• {{illm|Jakob Louis Snoek|de|}} (1902–1950), Dutch physicist and crystallographer, known e.g. for the {{illm|Snoek effect|de|Snoek-Effekt|it|Effetto Snoek}}
• {{illm|Jan Snoek|ca||de||es||pl|}} (1896–1981), Dutch track cyclist
• Hendrik Snoek, German show jumper and businessman
• Paul Snoek (1933–1981), Belgian poet

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