Ariel - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Ariel \a-

, also used as boy's name Ariel, is pronounced AYR-ee-ul. It is of Hebrew origin, and its meaning is "lion of God". Biblical place name for Jerusalem. Literary: Shakespeare gave the name to a prankish spirit in "The Tempest". Ariel was also made popular in modern times as the name of the mermaid in Walt Disney's cartoon feature film "The Little Mermaid". Arielle is a modern coinage.

Ariel has 11 variant forms: Aeriel, Aeriela, Aeriell, Arie, Ariela, Ariele, Ariell, Ariella, Arielle, Ariellel and Ariellia.

Baby names that sound like Ariel are Auriel and Oriel.

Ariel is a very common first name for women (#1113 out of 4276) and a slightly less common last name for both men and women (#58728 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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