Ariel (name)

Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew אריאל Ariel that literally means "lion of God". The female form is אריאלה (transliterated as Ariela, Ariella, or the alternative English and French spelling Arielle). In modern Hebrew, Ariel is primarily used as a male name. However, in recent years in English-speaking countries, it has been more commonly used as a female name. It also appears as a surname.

Ariel
Pronunciation/ˈɛəriəl/
Hebrew: [aʁiˈ(ʔ)el]
Spanish: [aˈɾjel]
GenderUnisex (originally male)
Language(s)Hebrew
Origin
Word/nameAncient Israel
MeaningLion of God
Region of originAncient Israel
Other names
Alternative spellingAriël, Ariella, Arielle (American/French amalgamation)
Variant form(s)Ari, Asadullah

Common short forms of Ariel are Ari and Arik for boys (primarily in Hebrew-speaking areas), and Arie, Elle, and Ella for girls (primarily in English and French-speaking areas).

List of people with the given name Ariel

List of people with the surname Ariel

Fictional characters
  • Ariel (The Tempest), a sylph, a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest
  • Ariel, an evil angel and pagan god in John Milton's Paradise Lost
  • Ariel, a sylph, the protector of Belinda in Alexander Pope's The Rape of the Lock
  • Ariel Moore, a character in the 1984 movie Footloose
  • Ariel (Disney), the title character of Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid
  • Ariel (Once Upon a Time character), a recurring character in the ABC television series Once Upon a Time
  • Ariel Manto, the protagonist of The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
  • Ariel Maloney, a character in the movie Soapdish
  • Ariel Hawksquill, a mage in John Crowley's epic Little, Big
  • Ariel Schiller, a character in the 2007 movie Starting Out in the Evening
  • Ariel Truax, a character in the movie Grumpy Old Men
  • Detective Ariel, one of two police inspectors on the case of a triple child murder in Martin McDonagh's The Pillowman
  • Ari Gold (Entourage) a character in the HBO series Entourage
  • Ariel DuBois, a character in the NBC drama Medium
  • Ariel (Robotech), a character in the science fiction series Robotech
  • Ariel (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
  • Ariel, alias of the Marvel Comics character Kitty Pryde
  • Princess Ariel (Thundarr the Barbarian), a main character in the Thundarr the Barbarian animated series
  • Ariel Kyho (吳彩欣), a character in the TVB television drama A Kindred Spirit
  • Ariel (Legacy of Kain), a character in the Legacy of Kain video game series
  • Ariel Sullivan, a character in the movie In America
  • Ariel, a character in the ABC Family mini-series Fallen
  • Ariel, the hero of the concept albums Epica and The Black Halo by American power metal band Kamelot
  • Ariel, the prime antagonist in Isobelle Carmody's fantasy series The Obernewtyn Chronicles
  • Ariel Wolfe, a character in the movie Return to House on Haunted Hill
  • Ariel, Mage Queen of Loren, the semi-divine queen of the Wood Elves in the Warhammer tabletop wargame setting
  • Ariel, a unicorn in Steve Boyett's novel Ariel
  • Ariel Alderman, third season antagonist on the Nip/Tuck television series
  • Ariel Kirkwood, a character in the novel Truly, Madly Manhattan by Nora Roberts
  • Ariel Aldrin, a character in the daytime television series As the World Turns from 1982 to 1985
  • Ariel, a character in the first-season episode "Angel One" of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation
  • Ariel Hunter, a character in the 1994–95 season of the television series Beverly Hills, 90210

See also
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