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Ariel
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ariel
English
Alternative forms
en Arielle for female name only
Etymology
From en hbo אֲרִיאֵל ari'él lion of God a compound of he אֲרִי arí lion אֵל él God 1.
moon of Uranus All of Uranus’s moons are named after characters created by William Shakespeare or Alexander Pope. The names of all four satellites of Uranus then known were suggested by John Herschel in 1852 at the request of William Lassell, though it is uncertain if Herschel devised the names, or if Lassell did so and then sought Herschel’s permission. Ariel is the name of the leading sylph in Pope’s The Rape of the Lock and also the spirit who serves Prospero in Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Pronunciation
en /ˈɛɹiəl/ GA,Mmmm
en /ˈɛəɹɪəl/ /ˈɛəɹiəl/ RP,nMmmm
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Ariel.wav Southern England
en aerial areal
en ɛəɹiəl 3
Proper noun
s
en biblical en A name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) <<capital city>> of modern <<c/Israel>> ;, and the claimed <<capital city>> of modern <<c/Palestine>>.
Isaiah 29 1 Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.
en male Hebrew, also ascribed to spirits and angels in English literature.
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.
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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.
160 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. 1873
Of these am I, who thy Protection claim, / A watchful Sprite, and Ariel is my Name.
en 1979 w:Phyllis Chesler With Child Crowell 0690018355 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...
en female Hebrew, used mainly since the 1980s.
en 1992 Kristina Logan The Right Man for Loving Thorndike Press 1560545380 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."
en Jen Kim Love and…: Bad Boys, “The One” & Other Fun Ways to Sabotage Your Relationship w:Skyhorse Publishing 2018 978-1-5107-2784-7 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.
en astronomy The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
en Israeli settlement/and/city in the central r/West Bank An.
Derived terms
en Arielian Squariel
Translations
name
Finnish: fi Ariel
Greek: el Ἀριήλ
Hebrew: he אֲרִיאֵל m
Hindi: hi एरियल m
Italian: it Ariele m
Marathi: mr एरियल
Portuguese: pt Ariel m
Russian: ru Ариэ́ль f
moon of Uranus
Finnish: fi Ariel
French: fr Ariel
German: de Ariel m
Italian: it Ariele m
Japanese: ja アリエル Arieru
Korean: ko ^아리엘
Marathi: mr एरियल
Polish: pl Ariel m
Portuguese: pt Ariel f
Russian: ru Ариэ́ль f
Spanish: es Ariel
Anagrams
en aeilr raile Reali Liera lirae Alire ailer
en unisex given names
en Moons of Uranus
Cebuano
Etymology
From ceb en Ariel. Also from ceb es Ariel. Both from Biblical ceb he אֲרִיאֵל ari'él lion of God a compound of he אֲרִי arí lion אֵל él God 1.
The female given name is from Ariel (The Little Mermaid) Ariel, the titular character of the 1989 Disney animated film en w:The Little Mermaid (1989 film) The Little Mermaid.
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb male English < Hebrew
2013 — Suarez, Lloyd, Sulbad naba gyud ang Kaso ni Jessie Tabanao? (06 November), Super Hirit, Cebu Daily News
ceb Kinsa man gyud ang mamumuno? Unsa man gyud ang tinuod niyang pangan? Arnel Solivar alias Aye or Ariel Solivar alias Aye?
2014 — Compio, Jeepy P., Gipa-blow job, Gitulis (24 August), SuperBalita
ceb Ang suspek giila sa kapulisan nga si Ariel Tamba Gallo, 23, minyo, laborer, nagpuyo sa Madapo Hills, Barangay 5-A Bankerohan, samtang ang biktima giila sa alyas nga Duroy, 24, nagpuyo sa Phase 1, S.I.R Matina.
ceb 1 August 2015 Diaz, Bryner L https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2015/08/01/1483545/nipalit-og-de-lata-gamit-ang-pekeng-kwarta Nipalit og Delata Gamit ang pPekeng Kwarta Banat News Ang nasikop naila nga si Ariel Ortado, 32, human gireklamo sa tindera sa usa ka sari-sari store nga fake ang iyang kwartang gigamit og palit. https://web.archive.org/web/20250512212011/https://www.philstar.com/banat/balita/2015/08/01/1483545/nipalit-og-de-lata-gamit-ang-pekeng-kwarta 12 May 2025
ceb female
ceb astronomy en Ariel; one of the moons of Uranus
ceb biblical ceb a name for the city of Jerusalem, the claimed (and de-facto) <<capital city>> of modern <<c/Israel>> ;, and the claimed <<capital city>> of modern <<c/Palestine>> Ariel
the archangel Ariel
ceb city in the central r/West Bank
ceb male given names from Spanish eponyms
ceb Astronomy Moons of Uranus
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈaːʁi̯eːl/
de De-Ariel.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /ˈaːʁi̯ɛl/
de De-Ariel2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de biblical Ariel, a name for the city of Jerusalem
de astronomy Ariel, a moon of Uranus
See also
de Uranus
de Ariel, de Miranda, de Oberon, de Titania, de Umbriel
Norwegian Bokmål
no:Ariel (måne),Ariel (navn)
thumb|Uranus's moon Ariel, photographed by Voyager 2 in 1986.
thumb|A view of Ariel in the West Bank.
Etymology
nb, ultimately from nb hbo אֲרִיאֵל Ariel, traditionally interpreted as hbo אֲרִי lion + hbo אֵל God, literally “lion of God”. The etymology and meanings of the Biblical Hebrew term are disputed; another interpretation associates it with an altar hearth. In the Hebrew Bible, hbo אֲרִיאֵל occurs both as a personal name and as a poetic designation for Jerusalem.
The moon of Uranus was discovered by William Lassell in 1851. Its name was proposed by John Herschel and comes from the literary Ariel, the air spirit in The Tempest by William Shakespeare and the sylph in The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope.
The modern city of Ariel was established in 1978 and was named from the biblical use of Ariel as a designation for Jerusalem and the Temple.
Compare the parallel international forms fi Ariel, de Ariel, fr Ariel, pl Ariel, pt Ariel, es Ariel and en Ariel.
Pronunciation
nb /¹ˈɑː.ri.ɛl/ [ˈɑ̀ː.rɪ.ɛ̌l] common given-name pronunciation
nb /¹a.riˈelː/ [a.rɪˈèlː] traditional, literary and astronomical pronunciation
nb ɑːriɛl 3 initial stress
nb elː 3 final stress
nb A ri el
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb biblical a poetic name for Jerusalem, especially in the Book of Isaiah
nb traditional Jesaja Isaiah 29:1 Ve Ariel, Ariel, byen som David beleiret! Woe, Ariel, Ariel, the city that David besieged!
nb unisex Biblical Hebrew
nb Ariel brukes både som gutte- og jentenavn i Norge. Ariel is used as both a male and female given name in Norway.
nb traditional Esra Ezra 8:16 Jeg sendte da bud på ættehøvdingene Elieser, Ariel, Sjemaja, Elnatan, Jarib, Elnatan, Natan, Sakarja og Mesjullam. I then sent for the family heads Eliezer, Ariel, Shemaiah, Elnathan, Jarib, Elnathan, Nathan, Zechariah and Meshullam.
nb rare nb Biblical Hebrew
nb astronomy Ariel; the fourth-largest moon of Uranus, discovered by William Lassell in 1851
nb Voyager 2 fløy forbi Ariel i 1986. Voyager 2 flew past Ariel in 1986.
nb 24 February 2025 Maria Hammerstrøm; Kaare Aksnes Store norske leksikon Ariel – måne https://snl.no/Ariel_-_måne Ariel er en av månene til planeten Uranus. Ariel is one of the moons of the planet Uranus. https://web.archive.org/web/20251113025156/https://snl.no/Ariel_-_m%C3%A5ne 13 November 2025
nb city r/West Bank; an Israeli settlement established in 1978
nb Ariel ligger på Vestbredden. Ariel is located in the West Bank.
nb 15 August 2011 VG Israel sier ja til 277 nye bosetterhjem https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/l63X9/israel-sier-ja-til-277-nye-bosetterhjem Israels forsvarsminister Ehud Barak har godkjent at det bygges 277 nye boliger i den store israelske bosetningen Ariel på den okkuperte Vestbredden. Israel's defence minister Ehud Barak has approved the construction of 277 new homes in the large Israeli settlement of Ariel in the occupied West Bank. https://web.archive.org/web/20260907033741/https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/l63X9/israel-sier-ja-til-277-nye-bosetterhjem 7 September 2026
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Ariel is 31 August. The name was added to the Norwegian name-day calendar from 2026.Wikstrøm, Solveig (2025), “Kunstprodukt eller ny tradisjon? Revisjoner av den norske navnedagskalenderen 2009–2026”, Namn og nemne, volume 42, pages 47–71.
The given name is used for both sexes in Norway. Its use as a female given name became established from the 1990s, influenced in particular by modern literary and media uses of the name.
The name also occurs for supernatural figures in European literature and demonology. Shakespeare's Ariel is an air spirit in The Tempest, Milton uses Ariel as the name of a rebel angel in Paradise Lost, and in later demonology Ariel is described as a water spirit.
Related terms
nb arielglass Ariel glass
Statistics
According to data from Statistics Norway for 2025, 634 girls and women in Norway had nb Ariel as a given name, and 25 girls received the name that year.“Ariel”, Navnetoppen, based on Statistics Norway table 10467.
Babyverden, citing Statistics Norway, reports 144 boys and men in Norway with nb Ariel as a given name.“Ariel”, Babyverden.
According to Statistics Norway-derived data reported by Navneguiden, 4 people in Norway bear nb Ariel as a surname.“Ariel”, Navneguiden.
See also
References
“Ariel – kvinnenamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Ariel – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Ariel – måne” in Store norske leksikon.
“Navn”, Statistics Norway.
Anagrams
nb aeilr leira
nb Moons of Uranus Cities in Israel Places in Israel Cities in Palestine Places in Palestine Israeli settlements National capitals
nb eponyms
Polish
pl:
Etymology
pl :bor en:Ariel + 1
Pronunciation
Pl-Ariel.ogg
Proper noun
m-pr
pl astronomy Ariel brightest moon of the planet Uranus
Declension
1
See also
Further reading
pl Moons of Uranus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
[el:él]
pt ɛl Portugal ɛw Brazil 3
pt A ri el
Proper noun
mfbysense +
pt unisex Ariel
Proper noun
f
pt astronomy en Ariel moon of Uranus
pt city in the /West Bank Ariel
pt Moons of Uranus
Spanish
Pronunciation
Ariel Ari.el
Proper noun
mf
es unisex Biblical Hebrew
Turkish
tr:+ (uydu)
Proper noun
tr astronomy en Ariel
tr Moons of Uranus
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /ˈarjɛl/
Proper noun
m
cy male cy:arial<t:vigour> Arial
cy astronomy en Ariel a moon of Uranus
See also
Mutation
References
Heini Gruffudd https://www.swansea.ac.uk/graduation/honoraryawards/honoraryawardsarchive/honoraryawards2013/heinigruffudd/ Enwau Cymraeg i Blant / Welsh Names for Children https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Enwau_Cymraeg_i_blant/vuWhRAAACAAJ?hl=en Y Lolfa 2010 20 192 9781847712196
cy Moons of Uranus