Ariel is Hebrew for "lion of God," a poetic name for Jerusalem in the book of Isaiah and the name of the sprite who sings through Shakespeare's Tempest. In Israel it is a strong boys' name; in the United States, Disney's 1989 mermaid sent it surging as a girls' name almost overnight, and it has held as one of the most genuinely unisex names on the charts. Currently near 299, it manages to sound both ancient and animated, depending on the household. Three syllables with an airborne finish, AH-ree-el or AIR-ee-el. Lyrical, winged, spiritually weighted without being heavy.
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1880 to today
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- Harlow
- Finley
- Casey
- Kendall
- Marley
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- Finley
- Casey
- Kendall
- Marley
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