Ariel

Ariel is a unisex name^[1] from the Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל "Lion of God." Feminized versions include Ariella and Arielle. In Chinese, Ariel is pronounced Āi Lǐ Ěr (Simplified 埃里尔 Traditional 埃裡爾).^[2]

Ariel may refer to

People

Ariel, a stage name for Aron Atwood in The Cuban Heels
Ariel, the current ring name for ECW Vixen and wrestling star Shelly Martinez
Ariel, the ring name of wrestling diva Ana Rocha
Ariel, a sprite and servant of Prospero in William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest
Ariel Bercovich, Israeli poet
Ariel Durant, American writer
Ariel Garten, Canadian artist
Ariel López Padilla, Mexican actor
Ariel Ortega, an Argentinian footballer
Ariel Rot, Argentinian musician
Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-2006)
Ariel Zeitoun, French film director.
Ariel Zilber, Israeli musician and songwriter
Ariel Ochoa, a member of the Medellin Cartel
Ariel Pink, LA based home recording artist
Meir Ariel, Israeli musician and songwriter
Uri Ariel, a member of the Israeli political party Tkuma

Ariel Rebekah, actress and operatic singer circa 1989.

Places

Ariel, one of the biblical names of the city of Jerusalem, Israel.
Ariel (city), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank between Nablus and Ramallah
Ariel (moon), a moon of Uranus discovered in 1851 by William Lassell
Ariel, Washington, a town in southwestern Washington state
Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, a town and its namesake lake

Fictional characters

Ariel, a former alias of the Marvel Comics character Kitty Pryde
Ariel, the original name of the Transformers character Elita One
Ariel (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
Ariel (Legacy of Kain), a character in the Legacy of Kain video game series
Ariel (Pope), a character in Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock
Ariel (Robotech), a character in the science fiction series Robotech
Ariel (Shakespeare), a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest
Princess Ariel, the main character in Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid
Princess Ariel (Thundarr the Barbarian), a main character in the Thundarr the Barbarian animated series
Ariel, the fictional daughter of the Patricia Arquette character on the NBC drama Medium

Publications

Ariel, an essay by José Enrique Rodo.
Ariel: a Shelley Romance, a novelized biography by André Maurois of Percy Bysshe Shelley
Ariel (Beliaev), a science fiction novel by Russian author Alexander Beliaev
Ariel: Book of Change, a novel by Steven R. Boyett, or its titular character
Ariel (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC
Ariel (Plath), the last book of poetry by Sylvia Plath
Ariel: The Book of Fantasy, a periodical published in the 1970s in book form

Film

Ariel, a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki

Television

"Ariel" (Firefly episode), an episode of the television series Firefly

Music

Ariel (band), a group with which the electronic musician Kid 606 has worked
"Ariel" (song) by Dean Friedman, or the character about whom the song is written
Ariels, an album by electronica band Bent

Commercial products

Ariel Gallery, an artist's cooperative and gallery in Asheville, North Carolina
Ariel (Infotrieve system), a document delivery system from Infotrieve
Ariel Ltd, a modern British car company
Ariel (Microware system), an operating system by Microware
Ariel (vehicle), a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars from 1871
Ariel (washing powder), a washing powder brand of Procter & Gamble

Other

Ariel, a division of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines that makes a line of nonalcoholic wines that also bear the Ariel name
Ariel (company), a company that developed the ISPW in cooperation with IRCAM in France
Ariel (space programme), a United Kingdom space programme of the 1960s and 1970s
Ariel verse, a type of variation on Gloria in Excelsis Deo
USS Ariel, the name of five ships of the United States Navy

References

^ Among the frequently occurring names from the 1990 U.S. Census, the masculine and feminine versions are ranked 830 and 1113, respectively.
^ Ariel in Chinese

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[1] Among the frequently occurring names from the 1990 U.S. Census, the masculine and feminine versions are ranked 830 and 1113, respectively.

[2] Ariel in Chinese

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