NEL or Nel may refer to:
People:
- André Nel (born 1977), South African cricketer
- Anton Nel (born 1961), American classical pianist
- Dewald Nel (born 1980), Scottish cricketer
- Elizabeth Nel (1917–2007), a personal secretary to Winston Churchill during the Second World War
- Gert Vlok Nel (born 1963), South African poet
- Jack Nel (born 1928), South African cricketer
- Johannes Nel (born 1981), Namibian cricketer
- Philip Nel (born 1969), American scholar of children's literature and professor of English
- Philip J. Nel (1902-1984), South African rugby union player
- Vita Nel, South African beach volleyball player
- Nellie Nel Benschop (1918–2005), Dutch poet
- Nel Noddings (born 1929), American feminist, educationalist, and philosopher
- Nel Tarleton (1906–1956), English featherweight boxer
- Nel van Vliet (1926-2006), Dutch swimmer
Other uses:
- Nel, an ISO C0 and C1 control code for a Newline
- National Engineering Laboratory
- New English Library, a British book publishing company
- Norvega Esperantista Ligo, the Norwegian esperanto organization
- The NEL pipeline (Norddeutsche Erdgas Leitung)
- Nel Tu or Neliel Tu Oderschvank, a character in the Bleach series
- Nelson (Lancashire) railway station's National Rail station code
- North East MRT Line, Singapore
- Ryzom NEL, Ryzom online game Open Source Development Engine
- Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst's IATA code
- New England League, a baseball minor league