Ariel
AIR-ee-əl
Popularity
#299
Letters
5
Syllables
3
Origin
Hebrew
Total Births
99,253
Peak Year
#6,077 in 1991
First Recorded
1892
Style
Spiritual & Biblical, Mythological
Spelling
Moderate spelling
What It Means
Ariel has Hebrew origins, meaning 'lion of God'. It's also known as the name of a spirit in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'.
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Numerology
The Idealist
Compassionate, humanitarian, and visionary. Names vibrating at 9 carry universal love.
Famous Namesakes
Ariel Winter
American actress.
Ariel Durant
American writer and historian
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