Sarel is a masculine given name and a surname. It is a variant of

Carel Carel is a given name, and may refer to: Arts * Carel Blotkamp, Dutch artist and art historian * Carel de Moor, Dutch etcher and painter * Carel Fabritius, Dutch painter and one of Rembrandt's most gifted pupils * Carel van Mander, Flemish painter ...

, Charel and Charl, themselves a variant of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

. Notable people with the name include:

First name

Sarel Burger Sarel Francois Burger (born 13 February 1983) is a Namibian former cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium-fast bowler. He played in two One Day Internationals in the Cricket World Cup in 2003. He also participated in List ...

(b. 1983), Namibian cricketer *

Sarel Cilliers Charl (Sarel) Arnoldus Cilliers (7 September 1801 – 4 October 1871) was a Voortrekker leader and a preacher. With Andries Pretorius, he led the Boers to a huge victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838. In particular, Cil ...

(1801–1871), Voortrekker leader and preacher *

Sarel de Jong Sarel de Jong (born 16 July 1996) is a Dutch kickboxer who has been professionally competing since 2016, and is currently signed with Enfusion. She is the reigning Enfusion Bantamweight champion. At the amateur level, she is a four time World ...

(b. 1996), Dutch kickboxer *

Sarel Erwee Sarel Erwee (born 10 November 1989) is a South African professional cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and a right-arm off-break bowler who plays for KwaZulu Natal. He was born in Pietermaritzburg. He made his international debut for the So ...

(b. 1989), South African cricketer *

Sarel Pretorius Sarel Johannes Pretorius (born 18 April 1984) is a South African rugby player who plays at scrum half for the in the Pro14. During 2007–2011 he played in the Currie Cup for Griquas and made his Super Rugby debut for the in 2009 against the ...

(b. 1984), South African rugby player *

Sarel van der Merwe Sarel Daniel van der Merwe (born 5 December 1946) is a former rally and racing driver, who was a multiple South African Rally Drivers Champion. He is referred to by his nickname "Supervan". Van der Merwe won the South African Rally Drivers ...

(b. 1946), South African rally and racing driver *

Sarel Wolmarans Sarel Wolmarans (born 24 April 1973) is a South African cricketer. He played in seven List A List A cricket is a classification of the limited-overs (one-day) form of the sport of cricket, with games lasting up to eight hours. List A cricket i ...

(b. 1973), South African cricketer

Last name

Henry Sarel Lieutenant-General Henry Andrew Sarel (1 November 1823 – 2 January 1887) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey. Military career Educated at Rugby School, Sarel became a cornet with the 9th Queen's Royal Lancers ...

(1823–1887), Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey 1883–1885 *

Sydney Sarel Sydney Lanchaster Sarel (18 June 1872-23 December 1950) was a British track and field athlete who competed in racewalking events. At the 1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known a ...

(1872–1950), British track and field athlete *

William Godfrey Molyneux Sarel William Godfrey Molyneux Sarel (15 December 1875 – 5 April 1950) was an English British Army officer and cricketer.Carlaw D (2020) ''Kent County Cricketers A to Z. Part One: 1806–1914'' (revised edition), pp. 474–476.Available onlineat the ...

(1875–1950), English British Army officer and cricketer *

William Samuel Sarel William Samuel Sarel CB CBE (18 August 1861 – 5 August 1933) was a British civil servant who served as Assistant and then Deputy Accountant-General of the Navy. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 191 ...

(1861–1933), British civil servant {{given name, type=both Afrikaans-language given names