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Ariel

AIR-ee-əl

Popularity

#299

falling

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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Gender Split

Numerology

9

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

Nicknames

Personality Traits

creativeindependentintelligentcharming

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