Ariel

Pronunciation: ah-ree-EHL (key)

Names related to Ariel: Arielle

Derived from the Hebrew 'arī'ēl (lion of God). In the Old Testament, the name is used as a symbolic name for Jerusalem.

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Comments and insights on the name Ariel: | Edit: Originally a male Hebrew name, it became associated with women in the United States in 1989 after the release of the Disney animated feature film, "The Little Mermaid."
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Meanings and history of the name Ariel: | Edit: Means "lion of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare used it as the name of a spirit in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honor.
Famous real-life people named Ariel: | Edit: Ariel Sharon, an Israeli statesman and retired general, served as Israel’s 11th Prime Minister (from 2001-2006).
Ariel in song, story & screen: | Edit: Ariel, Prospero's spirit servant in Shakespeare's The Tempest