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Ariyel
How to Pronounce Ariyel
Pronounced AR-ee-el /ˈɑriɛl/Low
Meaning: Ariyel is a phonetic respelling of Ariel, the Hebrew Ari'el, from ari, 'lion,' and el, 'God' - 'lion of God.' In the Hebrew Bible it is a poetic name for Jerusalem. Long used for both sexes, Ariel became strongly associated with girls after Disney's Little Mermaid; the -iyel spelling is a modern restyling.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Ariyel respells Ariel, the Hebrew 'lion of God,' inserting a y to spell out the vowel glide. Ariel had surged as a girl's name after 1989, and creative spellings like Ariyel followed in its wake. This exact form stayed rare while the standard Ariel remained widely used.
Ariyel had its small peak around 2014, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Ariyel then is barely into her teens today, a Generation Z name.
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Frequently Asked
What does the name Ariyel mean?
It is a respelling of Ariel, from the Hebrew Ari'el, 'lion of God.'
How do you pronounce Ariyel?
It is said AR-ee-el /ˈɑriɛl/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Ariyel a boy or girl name?
Ariyel is used here as a girl's name.
How popular is Ariyel?
It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year in the mid-two-thousand-tens, while standard Ariel stayed common.