Ariell as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Ariell

What is the meaning of the name Ariell ?

The baby name Ariell is a Unisex name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced /ˈær.i.əl/ (AIR-ee-əl).

Ariell is Hebrew in Origin.

Ariell is a modern English respelling of Ariel/Arielle, ultimately from the Hebrew Ari’el (אֲרִיאֵל), composed of ari, “lion,” and El, “God,” yielding the meaning “lion of God.” In the Hebrew Bible the term also denotes the “altar/hearth of God” and serves as a poetic name for Jerusalem (Isaiah 29). The name carries angelic and literary resonance through Ariel in apocryphal traditions and the airy spirit in Shakespeare’s The Tempest. Common pronunciations include AR-ee-EL and AIR-ee-ell.

In Hebrew and Spanish-speaking contexts, the name was traditionally masculine, but it became widely unisex, tilting feminine in English after late-20th-century popular culture. Ariell preserves the same sense while offering a streamlined spelling between Ariel and Arielle. Related forms and variants include Ariel, Arielle, Ariella, Ariël (Dutch), Ariele (Italian), and Aryel; nicknames include Ari, Riel, Elle, and Ellie.