Ariel

See also: ariel

English

Alternative forms

• Arielle (for female name only)

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל‎ (ari'él, literally “lion of God”), a compound of אֲרִי‎ (arí, “lion”) and אֵל‎ (él, “God”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛəˈɹiəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛəɹiəl (for some pronunciations)

Proper noun

Ariel (plural Ariels)

1. (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.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 29:1:

     Woe to Ariel, to Ariel, the city where David dwelt! add ye year to year; let them kill sacrifices.

2. 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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)]:

     :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.

   • 1712 May, [Alexander Pope], “The Rape of the Locke. An Heroi-comical Poem.”, in Miscellaneous Poems and Translations. […], London: […] Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC, canto:

     Of these am I, who thy Protection claim, / A watchful Sprite, and Ariel is my Name.

   • 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...

3. 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.

4. (astronomy) The brightest moon of the planet Uranus.
5. A Israeli settlement and city in the central West Bank.

Derived terms

• Arielian

Translations

name

• Finnish: Ariel
• Greek: Ἀριήλ (Ariḗl)
• Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל‎ (he) m
• Italian: Ariele (it) m
• Marathi: एरियल (eriyal)
• Portuguese: Ariel (pt) m
• Russian: Ариэ́ль (ru) f (Ariélʹ)

moon of Uranus

• Finnish: Ariel
• French: Ariel (fr)
• German: Ariel m
• Italian: Ariele (it) m
• Japanese: アリエル (ja) (Arieru)
• Marathi: एरियल (eriyal)
• Portuguese: Ariel (pt) f
• Russian: Ариэ́ль (ru) f (Ariélʹ)
• Spanish: Ariel (es)

Anagrams

• Alire, Liera, ailer, lirae, raile

Cebuano

Etymology

From English Ariel. Also from Spanish Ariel. Both from Biblical Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל‎ (ari'él, literally “lion of God”), a compound of אֲרִי‎ (arí, “lion”) and אֵל‎ (él, “God”).

The female given name is from Ariel, the titular character of the 1989 Disney animated film The Little Mermaid.

Proper noun

Ariel

1. a male given name from Hebrew
2. a female given name
3. (astronomy) Ariel; one of the moons of Uranus
4. (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)
5. the archangel Ariel
6. A city in the central West Bank

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Ariel.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːʁi̯eːl/

• Audio

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• IPA^(key): /ˈaːʁi̯ɛl/

• Audio

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Proper noun

Ariel

1. (biblical) Ariel, a name for the city of Jerusalem
2. (astronomy) Ariel, a moon of Uranus

See also

• Uranus
• Ariel, Miranda, Oberon, Titania, Umbriel

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ɾiˈɛw/ [a.ɾɪˈɛʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /aˈɾjɛw/ [aˈɾjɛʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈɾjɛl/ [ɐˈɾjɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ɛl, (Brazil) -ɛw
• Hyphenation: A‧ri‧el

Proper noun

Ariel m

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Ariel

Proper noun

Ariel f

1. (astronomy) Ariel (moon of Uranus)
2. Ariel (a city in the West Bank)
3. a female given name, equivalent to English Ariel

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈɾjel/ [aˈɾjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: A‧riel

Proper noun

Ariel m

1. a male given name from Biblical Hebrew