Ariel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ariel \a-riel\ 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 recent 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 popular female first name and a common surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Ariel. Click here to compare Ariel with related baby names.