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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ariel (plural Ariels)
- (biblical) A name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine.
- A male given name from Hebrew, also ascribed to spirits and angels in English literature.
1611, The Holy Bible, (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Ezra 8:16:Then sent I for Eliezer, for Ariel, for Shemaiah, and for Elnathan, and for Jarib, and for Elnathan, and for Nathan, and for Zechariah, and for Meshullam, chief men; also for Joiarib, and for Elnathan, men of understanding.
1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, : :Scene ii:
- All hail, great master! grave sir, hail! I come / To answer thy best pleasure; be't to fly, / To swim, to dive into the fire, to ride / On the curl'd clouds; to thy strong bidding task / Ariel and all his quality.
1667, John Milton, “Book VI”, in Paradise Lost. , London: [Samuel Simmons], , →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: , London: Basil Montagu Pickering , 1873, →OCLC:Nor stood unmindful Abdiel to annoy / The Atheist crew, but with redoubl’d blow / Ariel and Arioc, and the violence / Of Ramiel scorcht and blasted overthrew.
1979, Phyllis Chesler, With Child, Crowell, →ISBN, page 121:You don't look like a Daniel (your pre-chosen name). There's something fierce and tawny about you. You're the Lion! You're Ariel: God's Lion. You'll be my father Leon's namesake — and for your father, you'll have a Hebrew name.
I dub thee Ariel, faery spirit of my tempest. You'll be my Jerusalem...
- A female given name from Hebrew, used mainly since the 1980s.
1992, Kristina Logan, The Right Man for Loving, Thorndike Press, →ISBN, page 190:"I'm going to name her Ariel," Laura said, ignoring them completely as she stared down at the baby. "The boys like the name because it's the same as the girl in the Little Mermaid movie. And I like it, because it's pretty."
2018, Jen Kim, Love and…: Bad Boys, “The One” & Other Fun Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship, Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN:All the miniature Cinderellas, Belles, and Ariels who fill the streets every Halloween are essentially paying homage to characters that will slowly and inevitably chip away at their sense of worth in years to come.
- (astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
- An Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank.
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Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Ariel. Also from Spanish Ariel. Both from Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל (ari'él, a compound of אֲרִי (arí, “lion”) + אֵל (él, “God”), literally “lion of God”).
The female given name is from Ariel, the titular character of the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid.
Proper noun
Ariel
- a male given name from English
- a female given name
- (astronomy) Ariel; one of the moons of Uranus
- (biblical) Ariel (a name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) capital city of modern Israel, and the claimed capital city of modern Palestine)
- the archangel Ariel
- A city in the central West Bank
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ariel.
German
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ariel
- (biblical) Ariel, a name for the city of Jerusalem
- (astronomy) Ariel, a moon of Uranus
See also
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ɾiˈɛw/ , (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾjɛw/
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
- Hyphenation: A‧ri‧el
Proper noun
Ariel m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Ariel
Proper noun
Ariel f
- (astronomy) Ariel (moon of Uranus)
- Ariel (a city in the West Bank)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ariel
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈɾjel/
- Rhymes: -el
- Syllabification: A‧riel
Proper noun
Ariel m
- a male given name from Biblical Hebrew
Turkish
Proper noun
Ariel
- (astronomy) Ariel