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Arial

AIR-ee-əl

Letters

5

Syllables

3

Origin

Hebrew

Total Births

1,189

Peak Year

#69 in 1991

First Recorded

1981

Style

Spiritual & Biblical, Mythological

Spelling

Moderate spelling

What It Means

A variant spelling of Ariel, derived from Hebrew, meaning "lion of God." It can also be associated with the airy spirit in Shakespeare's *The Tempest*.

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Numerology

6

The Nurturer

Caring, responsible, and loving. Names at 6 resonate with warmth and family devotion.

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Spelling Variations

Personality Traits

SpiritedCreativeIndependentMysterious

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