Ari - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Ari \a-ri\ is pronounced AIR-ee. It is of Hebrew and Scandinavian origin, and its meaning is "lion, eagle". A short form of Aristides. Also a part of the more familiar Ariel.

Ari has 6 variant forms: Arie, Aristide, Arius, Arri, Ary and Arye.

For more information, see also related names Aaron and Aristotle.

Baby names that sound like Ari are Ara, Ario, Eri and Uri.

Ari is a very rare male first name and a very rare surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Ari. Click here to compare Ari with related baby names.