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The first name 
Ariel

Ariel is a unisex first name, but it has been primarily given to girls for a number of years.

Ariel known and loved in the US!

The name Ariel is not currently one of the fashionable names trending in the top 10 rankings, but it is still popular and common. Recently, it has consistently ranked among the top 1,000 most popular first names in the United States. It is currently #306 in the SmartGenius ranking.

You won't believe all there is 
to discover about the name
 
Ariel

What does the name 
Ariel mean?

The name Ariel is derived from the Hebrew name ‘Ari’el’ which means ‘lion of God’ or ‘hero of God.’ It is associated with bravery, leadership, and the ability to overcome obstacles.

Did you know... that, in the Bible, Ariel is a symbolic name for the city of Jerusalem?

Ariel has 5 letters 
and begins with an A

Well, you might say, you probably figured that out yourself! But what you might not know is: The letter A is the most popular first letter for given names. 10.3% of all common first names in the US start with this letter. The second most common initial letter in first names is J.

With five letters, the name Ariel is comparatively short. In fact, 17.0% of all common first names in the US consist of exactly five letters. Only 7% of all first names are even shorter, while 75% have more than five letters. On average, first names in the US (not counting hyphenated names) are 6.5 letters long. There are no significant differences between boys' and girls' names.

That means that if 10.3% of all first names start with an A, this initial letter occurs nearly three times as often as all other letters on average.

Other names with 
A, r, i, e and l

If you take all the letters in the name Ariel – A, r, i, e and l – and put them together again, you can form other names, such as Areli or others.

With hands, flags and sounds 
How to say Ariel

If your name is Ariel and someone asks after your name, you can of course just tell them what it is. But sometimes that isn't so easy - what if it's too loud, and you don't understand them well? Or what if the other person is so far away that you can see them but not hear them? In these situations, you can communicate your name in so many other ways: you call spell it, sign it, or even use a flag to wave it...

This is how you spell the name Ariel

So that everyone really understands you when you have to spell the name Ariel, you can simply say:

Apple

Rocket

Igloo

Elephant

Lion

This is how the name Ariel is spelled in the NATO phonetic alphabet

The NATO alphabet often helps people spell words on the phone or radio when there are communication problems.

How do you write Ariel in Braille?

Braille is made up of dots, which the blind and visually impaired can feel to read words.

Ariel

Ariel

You want to tell a deaf person that your name is Ariel

Just use American Sign Language!

The name Ariel is particularly colorful in the Semaphore flag signaling system!

These flags are used for maritime communication - each flag represents a letter.

A
R
I
E
L

Have you ever waved the name Ariel

In the navy, sailors of two ships might wave flags to each other to send messages. A sailor holds two flags in specific positions to represent different letters.

A
R
I
E
L

Beeping like crazy...

In Morse code, letters and other characters are represented only by a series of short and long tones. For example, a short tone followed by a long tone stands for the letter A. Ariel sounds like this: