Ariel is a given name from Biblical Hebrew ''Ariel'' that literally means "lion of God". The female form is (transliterated as Ariela, Ariella, or the alternative English and French spelling Arielle). In modern Hebrew, Ariel 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. It also appears as a surname. 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).

List of people with the given name Ariel

Ariel Behar Ariel Behar (; born November 12, 1989 in Montevideo) is a Uruguayan professional tennis player. He specializes in men's doubles and has won three ATP titles with Ecuadorian partner Gonzalo Escobar. His career-high doubles ranking is World No. 3 ...

(born 1989), Uruguayan tennis player * Ariel Bloomer (born 1988), singer for American rock band Icon for Hire * Ariel Borysiuk (born 1991), Polish footballer playing as a defensive midfielder * Ariel Serena Hedges Bowen (1862–1904), American writer and activist *

Ariel Bybee Ariel Bybee (January 9, 1943 – March 20, 2018) was a mezzo-soprano who has had a distinguished career as a soloist, voice teacher and university opera director. According to ''Opera News'' (June 2000), she was "a prominent mezzo at the Metropo ...

(born 1943), American singer *

Ariel Castro Between 2002 and 2004, Ariel Castro kidnapped Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Georgina "Gina" DeJesus from the streets of Cleveland, Ohio and later held them captive in his home of 2207 Seymour Avenue in the city's Tremont neighborhood. All ...

(1960–2013), former bus driver and convicted kidnapper of three women *

Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942) is an Argentine-Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American ...

(born 1942), Chilean-American writer *

Ariel Durant Ariel Durant (; May 10, 1898 – October 25, 1981) was a Russian-born American researcher and writer. She was the coauthor of '' The Story of Civilization'' with her husband, Will Durant. They were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fi ...

(1898–1981), American historian * Ariel Gade (born 1997), American actress *

Ariel Garten Ariel Garten (born September 24, 1979) is a Canadian artist, scientist and intellectual known for her work in integrating art and science. She is the co-founder and former CEO of InteraXon. Early life and education Garten was born in Toronto. ...

(born 1979), Canadian artist, scientist, and co-founder of InteraXon * Ariel Gore (born 1970), American writer * Ariel Helwani (born 1982), Canadian journalist *

Nazril Irham Nazril Irham (born September 16, 1981), known professionally as Ariel or Ariel "Noah", is an Indonesian musician, singer and songwriter of Minangkabau ancestry. He is the lead singer of Indonesian band Noah, formerly known as Peterpan. Ariel f ...

(born 1981), Indonesian singer using the mononym "Ariel" *

Ariel Kaplan Ariel Erin Kaplan (born 4 May 1994) is a South African-born Australian actress, singer and dancer. She is known for her roles as Lisa Atwood in the third season of children's series ''The Saddle Club'' and Imogen Willis in the Australian soap oper ...

(born 1994), Australian actress * Ariel King, American health policy consultant * Ariel Leve (born 1968), British journalist * Ariel Levy (born 1974), American journalist *

Ariel Lin Ariel Lin Yi-chen (; born 29 October 1982) is a Taiwanese actress and singer. She rose to fame for her role as Yuan Xiangqin in the Taiwanese drama '' It Started with a Kiss'' (2005) and the Chinese fantasy drama ''The Little Fairy'' (2006). Lin w ...

(born 1982), Taiwanese actress and singer *

Shelly Martinez Shelly Leonor Martinez (born February 9, 1980) is an American model, actress, retired professional wrestler and valet. She is known for her work with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) on its ECW brand under the ring name Ariel and for Total ...

(born 1980), American former professional wrestler who performed under the ring name "Ariel" *

Ariel McDonald Ariel Rene McDonald (born January 5, 1972) is an American-Slovenian retired professional basketball player. He played at the point guard position. A high quality floor general who was the 2000 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, FIBA SuproLeagu ...

(born 1972), American-Slovenian basketball player; 2000

Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP The Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP, or Israeli Basketball Super League MVP, is an annual basketball award that is presented to the most valuable player in a given season of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, which is the top-tier level ...

* Ariel Meredith (born 1986), American model *

Ariel Muzicant Ariel Muzicant ( he, אריאל מוזיקנט, born 1952 in Haifa, Israel) is an Austrian-Israeli businessman, who served as the president of the Viennese Jewish community (Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Wien). He is the president of the Bnai B ...

(born 1952), Austrian Jewish community leader * Ariel Nahuelpan (born 1987), Argentinian soccer player *

Ariel Ortega Ariel Arnaldo Ortega (born 4 March 1974) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His nickname is "El Burrito" (''The Little Donkey''), thus he is called "Burrito Ortega". Ariel Ortega first played f ...

(born 1974), Argentinian soccer player * Ariel Pestano (born 1974), Cuban baseball player *

Ariel Pink Ariel Marcus Rosenberg ( ; born June 24, 1978), professionally known as Ariel Pink, is an American musician, singer, and songwriter whose work draws heavily from the popular music of the 1960s–1980s. His lo-fi aesthetic and home-recorded alb ...

(born 1978), American musician * Ariel Porat (born 1956), Israeli jurist and academic *

Ariel Ramírez Ariel Ramírez (4 September 1921 – 18 February 2010) was an Argentine composer, pianist and music director. He was considered "a chief exponent of Argentine folk music" and noted for his "iconic" musical compositions. Ramírez is known primari ...

(1921–2010), Argentine composer and pianist *

Ariel Rios Ariel Rios (April 5, 1954 – December 2, 1982) was an undercover special agent for the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), killed in the line of duty. He was a member of the Presidential anti-drug task forc ...

(1954–1982), American ATF agent *

Ariel Rivera Jose Ariel Jimenez Rivera, professionally known as Ariel Rivera (born September 1, 1966), is a Filipino recording artist and actor. Rivera was born in Manila, Philippines but has since migrated with his family to Canada. He has since become ...

(born 1966), Filipino singer and actor *

Ana Rocha Ana Otero (born December 28, 1984) is a Portuguese-American professional wrestler and manager known by her ring name "The Portuguese Princess" Ariel, who has competed in Northeastern independent promotions including Ring of Honor, IWA Mid-Sout ...

(born 1984), American professional wrestler who uses the ring name Ariel *

Ariel Schulman Marek Ariel Schulman (born October 2, 1981) is an American filmmaker and actor. He starred in, produced, and directed the 2010 documentary ''Catfish'', and directed ''Paranormal Activity 3'', ''Paranormal Activity 4'', ''Nerve'' and ''Project Powe ...

(born 1981), American actor, film director, and producer * Ariel Sharon (1928–2014), Israeli military officer and politician, Prime Minister from 2001 to 2006 *

Ariel Ureta Ariel Ureta (; born November 5, 1946) is a Filipino comedian, actor and TV host. Biography Early career Ureta's first movie was ''Zoom Zoom Superman'' a fantasy comedy movie with the former child wonder Niño Muhlach in 1973, followed by hi ...

(born 1946), Filipino actor, host and comedian *

Ariel Vromen Ariel Vromen ( he, אריאל ורומן; born February 14, 1973) is an Israeli film director and screenwriter best known for directing the 2012 American film '' The Iceman''. Life and career Vromen grew up in the Ramat Aviv neighbourhood of T ...

(born 1973), Israeli film director and screenwriter * Ariel Winter (born 1998), American actress *

Ariel Ze'evi Ariel "Arik" Ze'evi ( he, אריאל "אריק" זאבי, born 16 January 1977) is a retired Israeli dan 6 black belt in Judo. He had a long and successful career competing in half-heavyweight Judo competitions. He is an Olympic bronze medal fin ...

(born 1977), Israeli judoka

List of people with the surname Ariel

Adam Ariel Adam Ariel ( he, אדם אריאל; born December 10, 1994) is an Israeli-German professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. Early life Ariel was born in Jerusalem and played for the Hapoel Jerusa ...

(born 1994), Israeli basketball player in the

Israel Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional competition in Israeli club basketball, making it Israel's primary basketball c ...

* Gideon Ariel (born 1939), Israeli former Olympian in the shot put and discus throw *

Meir Ariel Meir Ariel ( he, מאיר אריאל; March 2, 1942 – July 18, 1999) was an Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist. He was known as a "man of words" for his poetic use of the Hebrew language in his lyrics. His influences included Hebrew lite ...

(1942–1999), Israeli singer-songwriter *

Uri Ariel Uri Yehuda Ariel ( he, אורי אריאל, born 22 December 1952) is an Israeli politician who formerly served as a member of the Knesset for The Jewish Home (within which he chaired the Tkuma faction), and as Minister of Agriculture and Rural ...

(born 1952), Israeli politician

Fictional characters

* Ariel (''The Tempest''), a sylph, a character in William Shakespeare's play '' The Tempest'' * Ariel, an evil angel and pagan god in John Milton's '' Paradise Lost'' * Ariel, a sylph, the protector of Belinda in Alexander Pope's '' The Rape of the Lock'' * Ariel Moore, a character in the 1984 movie ''

Footloose Footloose may refer to: * ''Footloose'' (1984 film), a musical film ** ''Footloose'' (1984 soundtrack) ** "Footloose" (song), performed by Kenny Loggins * ''Footloose'' (2011 film), a remake of the 1984 film ** ''Footloose'' (2011 soundtrack) ...

'' * Ariel (''The Little Mermaid''), the title character of Disney's 1989 film ''The Little Mermaid'' * Ariel, a recurring character in the ABC television series ''

Once Upon a Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 (according to the ''Oxford English Dictionary'') in storytelling in t ...

'' * Ariel Manto, the protagonist of '' The End of Mr. Y'' by Scarlett Thomas * Ariel Maloney, a character in the movie ''

Soapdish ''Soapdish'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Michael Hoffman, from a screenplay by Robert Harling and Andrew Bergman. The film was produced by Aaron Spelling and Alan Greisman, and executive produced by Herbert Ross. The film tells ...

'' * Ariel Hawksquill, a mage in John Crowley's epic ''

Little, Big ''Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament'' is a contemporary fantasy novel by John Crowley, published in 1981. It won the World Fantasy Award in 1982. Plot Turn-of-the-century American architect John Drinkwater begins to suspect that within ...

'' * Ariel Schiller, a character in the 2007 movie ''

Starting Out in the Evening ''Starting Out in the Evening'' is a 2007 American drama film directed by Andrew Wagner. The screenplay by Wagner and Fred Parnes is based on the novel of the same name by Brian Morton. Plot Now aging and ailing, the one-time celebrated author ...

'' * Ariel Truax, a character in the movie '' Grumpy Old Men'' * Detective Ariel, one of two police inspectors on the case of a triple child murder in Martin McDonagh's ''

The Pillowman ''The Pillowman'' is a 2003 play by British-Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. It received its first public reading in an early version at the Finborough Theatre, London, in 1995, also a final and completed version of the play was publicly read ...

'' * Ari Gold (''Entourage'') a character in the HBO series ''Entourage'' * Ariel DuBois, a character in the NBC drama ''

Medium Medium may refer to: Science and technology Aviation *Medium bomber, a class of war plane *Tecma Medium, a French hang glider design Communication * Media (communication), tools used to store and deliver information or data * Medium of ...

'' * Ariel (''Robotech''), a character in the science fiction series ''Robotech'' * Ariel (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe * Ariel, alias of the Marvel Comics character

Kitty Pryde Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was co-created by wri ...

* Princess Ariel (''Thundarr the Barbarian''), a main character in the ''Thundarr the Barbarian'' animated series * Ariel Kyho (吳彩欣), a character in the TVB television drama '' A Kindred Spirit'' * Ariel (''Legacy of Kain''), a character in the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series * Ariel Sullivan, a character in the movie '' In America'' * Ariel, a character in the ABC Family mini-series ''

Fallen Fallen may refer to: People * Carl Fredrik Fallén (1764–1830), Swedish botanist and entomologist * Gabriel Toledo (born 1991), known as FalleN, Brazilian ''Counter-Strike'' player Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional entities * Fallen ...

'' * Ariel, the hero of the concept albums ''

Epica Epica or EPICA may refer to: * Epica (band), a Dutch symphonic metal band * ''Epica'' (Kamelot album), 2003 * ''Epica'' (Audiomachine album), 2012 * The European Project for Ice Coring in Antarctica (EPICA) * The Epica Awards (International Adver ...

'' and ''The Black Halo'' by American power metal band Kamelot * Ariel, the prime antagonist in Isobelle Carmody's fantasy series ''The Obernewtyn Chronicles'' * Ariel Wolfe, a character in the movie ''

Return to House on Haunted Hill ''Return to House on Haunted Hill'' is a 2007 American horror film and the sequel to the 1999 film ''House on Haunted Hill''. Directed by Víctor Garcia and written by William Massa, the film stars Amanda Righetti, Tom Riley, Cerina Vincent and ...

'' * Ariel, Mage Queen of Loren, the semi-divine queen of the Wood Elves in the '' Warhammer'' tabletop wargame setting * Ariel, a unicorn in Steve Boyett's novel ''Ariel'' * Ariel Alderman, third season antagonist on the ''Nip/Tuck'' television series * Ariel Kirkwood, a character in the novel ''Truly, Madly Manhattan'' by

Nora Roberts Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the '' in Death'' series and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publicatio ...

* Ariel Aldrin, a character in the daytime television series ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

'' from 1982 to 1985 * Ariel, a character in the first-season episode "

Angel One "Angel One" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. It was first broadcast on January 25, 1988, in the United States in broadcast syndication. It was w ...

" of the television series ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' * Ariel Hunter, a character in the 1994–95 season of the television series ''

Beverly Hills, 90210 ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' (often referred to by its short title, ''90210'') is an American teen drama television series created by Darren Star and produced by Aaron Spelling under his production company Spelling Television. The series ran for ...

'' * Demon Lord Ariel from the light novel series '' So I'm a Spider, So What?'' * Ariel, secondary protagonist of the 2018 movie Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms

List of people with the given name Ariel

List of people with the surname Ariel

Fictional characters

See also