Quick answer
'Ari'el is a boy name meaning "lion of God".
Pronunciation: Hebrew /a.ʁi.ˈʔel/; English /ˈɛɹ.i.əl/; English /ˈæɹ.i.əl/; French /a.ʁjɛl/; Spanish /a.ˈɾjel/; Polish /ˈa.rjɛl/.
Meaning and history
The name means "lion of God" in Hebrew, from אֲרִי ( ʾari ) meaning "lion" and אֵל ( ʾel ) meaning "God". In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare utilized it for a spirit in his play The Tempest (1611) and Alexander Pope utilized it for a sylph in his poem The Rape of the Lock (1712), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour. As an English name, it became more common for females in the 1980s, especially after it was used for the title character in the Disney film The Little Mermaid (1989).
Notes and context
Usage: hebrew, english, french, spanish, polish, biblical, biblical greek | Hebrew: אֲרִיאֵל; Ancient Greek: Ἀριήλ