Oct 13, 2018
behind the name | Ariel (אֲרִיאֵל in Ancient Hebrew) ~ the Lion of God
meaning & history: Means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי ('ari) meaning "lion" or “light” and אֵל ('el) meaning "God", although some have supposed it to be derived from the Arabic ארי 'ărı̂y, meaning “fire hearth”.
In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare used it as the name of a spirit in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
related names: Ariella, Arik, Ari, Ella
