Name: Ariel

Gender: Unisex (Male and Female)

Usage: Ariel, of hebrew origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a unisex (male and female) name.

People having the name Ariel are in general originating from France, Israel, United Kingdom, United States of America.

Meaning: The meaning of the name Ariel is: Lion of god, Sprite.

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Numerology of the first name Ariel: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.

The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 9. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: humanitarian, self-sacrificing, idealistic, giving, altruist, devoted, romantic.

Interpretation:
Qualities: Compassionate, Idealistic
Ruling planet: Mars
Colors: Red
Gemstones: Bloodstone

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The name Ariel is ranked on the 647th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.

We estimate that there are at least 885500 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.013% of the population. The name Ariel has five characters. It means that it is relatively medium-length, compared to the other names in our database.

The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Ariel for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:

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Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew אריאל Ariel that literally means "lion of God". The female form is אריאלה (transliterated as Ariela, Ariella, or Arielle), which means "lioness of God", although "Ariel" can also be used as a woman's name. In modern Hebrew, Ariel it is primarily used as a male name. However, in recent years in English-speaking countries, it has been more commonly used as a female name. An alternative English and French spelling is Arielle.

Common short forms of Ariel are Ari and Arik for boys (primarily in Hebrew-speaking areas) and Arie, Elle, and Ella for girls (primarily in English and French-speaking areas).


Jewish: from the biblical placename Ariel, said to mean ‘lion of God’ in Hebrew. It is mentioned in the prophecies of Ezra (8: 16) and Isaiah (29: 1–2). It has achieved popularity as a modern Hebrew first name, perhaps as an alternative to Arye.

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