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Arriel

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How to Pronounce Arriel

Pronounced AIR-ee-el /ˈɛr.i.ɛl/Medium

Meaning: Arriel is a modern respelling of Ariel, a Hebrew name meaning 'lion of God' that also names a place in the Bible and, since Disney's Little Mermaid, reads as a bright girls' name. The doubled r is decorative; the inherited meaning stays 'lion of God'.Medium

In 30 seconds: Arriel is a spelled-up form of Ariel, the Hebrew 'lion of God' - a bright, airy girls' name used for only a handful of babies a year (said AIR-ee-el).

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MeaningArriel is a modern respelling of Ariel, a Hebrew name meaning 'lion of God' that also names a place in the Bible and, since Disney's Little Mermaid, reads as a bright girls' name. The doubled r is decorative; the inherited meaning stays 'lion of God'.

U.S. rank (2017)#14341 ↘ Falling

2017 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1991

Total births (all-time)≈ 324

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Arriel is a decorative respelling of Ariel, whose Hebrew root means 'lion of God' and appears in the Hebrew Bible as a poetic name for Jerusalem. American parents began using this two-r form in the 1980s, riding the wave of popularity Ariel gained as a girls' name. The meaning is inherited straight from the parent name.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its early-1990s high and staying rare after. A girl named Arriel then is in her thirties now, from the first Little-Mermaid generation of Ariels.

Did you know? The extra r in Arriel changes only the look, not the meaning: it still carries Ariel's Hebrew sense of 'lion of God'.

Overall data confidence 42%

References - Arriel — Respelling of Ariel (Hebrew 'lion of God'); meaning inherited from parent

Variations

ArielArielleAriella

Nicknames

AriElle

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Arriel mean?

It is a respelling of Ariel, a Hebrew name meaning 'lion of God'.

How do you pronounce Arriel?

It's said AIR-ee-el /ˈɛr.i.ɛl/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Arriel a boy or girl name?

Arriel is used here as a girl's name; Ariel is given to both girls and boys.

How popular is Arriel?

Arriel is a rare name for girls in the U.S., an uncommon respelling of Ariel.