Ariel
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Ariel is a unisex name[1] from the Hebrew אֲרִיאֵל "Lion of God." Feminized versions include Ariella and Arielle. In Chinese, Ariel is pronounced Āi Lǐ Ěr (Simplified 埃里尔 Traditional 埃裡爾).[2]
Ariel may refer to
[edit] People
- Ariel, a stage name for Aron Atwood in The Cuban Heels
- Ariel, the current ring name for ECW Vixen and wrestling star Shelly Martinez
- Ariel, the ring name of wrestling diva Ana Rocha
- Ariel, a sprite and servant of Prospero in William Shakespeare's play, The Tempest
- Ariel Bercovich, Israeli poet
- Ariel Durant, American writer
- Ariel Garten, Canadian artist
- Ariel López Padilla, Mexican actor
- Ariel Ortega, an Argentinian footballer
- Ariel Rot, Argentinian musician
- Ariel Sharon, Prime Minister of Israel (2001-2006)
- Ariel Zeitoun, French film director.
- Ariel Zilber, Israeli musician and songwriter
- Ariel Ochoa, a member of the Medellin Cartel
- Ariel Pink, LA based home recording artist
- Meir Ariel, Israeli musician and songwriter
- Uri Ariel, a member of the Israeli political party Tkuma
[edit] Places
- Ariel, one of the biblical names of the city of Jerusalem, Israel.
- Ariel (city), an Israeli settlement in the West Bank between Nablus and Ramallah
- Ariel (moon), a moon of Uranus discovered in 1851 by William Lassell
- Ariel, Washington, a town in southwestern Washington state
- Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania, a town and its namesake lake
[edit] Fictional characters
- Ariel, a former alias of the Marvel Comics character Kitty Pryde
- Ariel, the original name of the Transformers character Elita One
- Ariel (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
- Ariel (Legacy of Kain), a character in the Legacy of Kain video game series
- Ariel (Pope), a character in Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the Lock
- Ariel (Robotech), a character in the science fiction series Robotech
- Ariel (Shakespeare), a character in William Shakespeare's play The Tempest
- Princess Ariel, the main character in Disney's 1989 film The Little Mermaid
- Princess Ariel (Thundarr the Barbarian), a main character in the Thundarr the Barbarian animated series
- Ariel, the fictional daughter of the Patricia Arquette character on the NBC drama Medium
[edit] Publications
- Ariel, an essay by José Enrique Rodo.
- Ariel: a Shelley Romance, a novelized biography by André Maurois of Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Ariel (Beliaev), a science fiction novel by Russian author Alexander Beliaev
- Ariel: Book of Change, a novel by Steven R. Boyett, or its titular character
- Ariel (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC
- Ariel (Plath), the last book of poetry by Sylvia Plath
- Ariel: The Book of Fantasy, a periodical published in the 1970s in book form
[edit] Film
- Ariel, a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
[edit] Television
- "Ariel" (Firefly episode), an episode of the television series Firefly
[edit] Music
- Ariel (band), a group with which the electronic musician Kid 606 has worked
- "Ariel" (song) by Dean Friedman, or the character about whom the song is written
- Ariels, an album by electronica band Bent
[edit] Commercial products
- Ariel Gallery, an artist's cooperative and gallery in Asheville, North Carolina
- Ariel (Infotrieve system), a document delivery system from Infotrieve
- Ariel Ltd, a modern British car company
- Ariel (Microware system), an operating system by Microware
- Ariel (vehicle), a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars from 1871
- Ariel (washing powder), a washing powder brand of Procter & Gamble
[edit] Other
- Ariel (angel), an angel in Christianity and Judaism
- Ariel, a division of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines that makes a line of nonalcoholic wines that also bear the Ariel name
- Ariel (company), a company that developed the ISPW in cooperation with IRCAM in France
- Ariel (space programme), a United Kingdom space programme of the 1960s and 1970s
- Ariel verse, a type of variation on Gloria in Excelsis Deo
- USS Ariel, the name of five ships of the United States Navy
[edit] See also
- Aerial
- Arial, the Microsoft Windows font
- Ari (name)
- Ari (lion)
[edit] References
- ^ Among the frequently occurring names from the 1990 U.S. Census, the masculine and feminine versions are ranked 830 and 1113, respectively.
- ^ Ariel in Chinese