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Snellen

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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").[1][2] People with this surname include:

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References

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  1. ^ Snellen at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands.
  2. ^ Snellaard at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands