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'''Ariel''' is a unisex name in its Western and English form. Among the frequently occurring names from the 2000 U.S. Census- [http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/decades/names2000s.html], the masculine and feminine versions are ranked 539 and 208, respectively. Ariel is an Archangel name (see 'Other' section, below) from the [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] '''אֲרִיאֵל''' "Lion or Lioness of God." Archangel Ariel is known as the Angel of Healing and New Beginnings. In English, Ariel is pronounced "air-ee-ul"; in Hebrew, French or Spanish it is pronounced, "R-E-L". In [[Chinese language|Chinese]], Ariel is pronounced '''Āi Lǐ Ěr''' ([[Simplified Chinese|Simplified]] 埃里尔 [[Traditional Chinese|Traditional]] 埃裡爾).<ref>[http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/male/blna_ariel.htm Ariel in Chinese]</ref> An alternate Chinese spelling is '''Yà liè''' (亚列).<ref>[http://www.chinese-tools.com/names/calligraphy/code_1108_ariel.html Alternate version of Ariel in Chinese]. If the link appears to be dead, click it once more and it will work.</ref>

==Places==

*[[Ariel (city)]], an Israeli settlement in the West Bank / Samaria between Nablus and Ramallah
*[[Ariel University Center of Samaria]], Israeli university
*[[Ariel (moon)]], a moon of Uranus discovered in 1851 by William Lassell
*[[Lake Ariel, Pennsylvania]], a town and its namesake lake in the United States

==Fictional characters==
*[[Ariel (Shakespeare)|Ariel, an airy Spirit]], a character in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[The Tempest]]''
*Ariel, the narrator in [[Alexander Pope|Alexander Pope's]] [[The Rape of the Lock|"The Rape of the Lock"]].
*[[Ariel (The Little Mermaid)|Princess Ariel]], the main character in Disney's 1989 film 'The Little Mermaid'
* [[Ari Gold (Entourage)|Ariel A. Gold ("Ari")]] - Chase's manager in the HBO series "Entourage"
*Ariel DuBois, the fictional daughter of Allison DuBois on the NBC drama [[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]
*[[Ariel (Robotech)|Ariel]], a character in the science fiction series ''Robotech''
*[[Ariel (comics)|Ariel]], an extraterrestrial mutant, a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe
*Ariel, a former alias of the Marvel Comics character [[Kitty Pryde]]
*[[Princess Ariel (Thundarr the Barbarian)|Princess Ariel]], a main character in the ''[[Thundarr the Barbarian]]'' animated series
*Ariel, the original name of the Transformers character [[Elita One]]
*[[Ariel (Legacy of Kain)|Ariel]], a character in the ''Legacy of Kain'' video game series
*Ariel, the name of the main character's dead beagle in the novel "Speak"
*Ariel Truax, the name of Ann-Margret's character in the movie, "[[Grumpy Old Men]]."
*Ariel Maloney, the name of Teri Hatcher's character in the movie, "[[Soapdish]]."
*Ariel Sullivan, the name of Emma Bolger's character in the movie, "[[In America]]."
*Ariel Moore, the name of Lori Singer's character in the movie, "[[Footloose]]."
*Ariel, the name of the Angel of Healing, (played by Ivana Milicevic) in the ABC Family mini-series, "[[Fallen]]."
*Ariel, the hero of the concept albums [[Epica]] and [[The Black Halo]] by American power metal band [[Kamelot]].
Ariel Mornington.. A mermaid in Second Life

==Publications==
*[[Ariel (Beliaev)|''Ariel'' (Beliaev)]], a science fiction novel by Russian author Alexander Beliaev
*[[Ariel (newspaper)|''Ariel'' (newspaper)]], the in-house magazine of the BBC
*[[Ariel (Plath)|''Ariel'' (Plath)]], the last book of poetry by Sylvia Plath
*''[[Ariel: The Book of Fantasy]]'', a periodical published in the 1970s in book form
*[[Ariel (campus newspaper)|''Ariel'' (campus newspaper)]], the former campus newspaper at the University of Minnesota
*Ariel, by Grace Tiffany, a modern adaption of Shakespeare's Tempest, with Ariel as a female spirit.

==Film==
*[[Ariel Award]], a [[Mexican Academy of Film]] Award
*[[Ariel (film)|''Ariel'' (film)]], a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
*[[The Little Mermaid]] (film) Ariel is the Little Mermaid in this Disney movie.

==Television==
* [[Ariel (Firefly episode)|"Ariel" (Firefly episode)]], an episode of the television series ''Firefly''

==Music==

*[[Ariel (band)]], an Australian rock band of the mid-1970s
*Ariel, a group with which the electronic musician [[Kid 606]] has worked
*[[Ariel (song)|"Ariel" (song)]] by [[Dean Friedman]], or the character about whom the song is written
*[[Ariels]], an album by [[electronica]] [[band (music)|band]] [[Bent (band)|Bent]]
*"Ariel" (song) by The Cure (Robert Smith) unreleased until remastered on The Top album
*[[Ariel Storm (band)]] Ambient Dreampop duo of Kai Ariel and Ariana Storm.

==Commercial products==
*[[Ariel (washing powder)]], a washing powder brand of Procter & Gamble
*[[Ariel (Beanie Baby)]], a [[Beanie Baby]] [[teddy bear|bear]] produced by [[Ty, Inc.]] in memory of [[Ariel Glaser]] in which profits were donated to the [[Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation]].
*[[Ariel Corporation]], a [[compressor]]-manufacturing company and name of their [[flagship]] [[reciprocating compressor]] line. See company's website [http://www.arielcorp.com here].

==Vehicles==
*[[USS Ariel|USS ''Ariel'']], the name of five ships of the United States Navy
*[[Ariel (American automobile)]], an obsolete American automobile
*[[Ariel (vehicle)#Car Production|Ariel (British automobile)]], an obsolete British automobile
*[[Ariel Ltd]], a modern British car company
*[[Ariel (vehicle)]], a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars from 1871

==Other==
*[[Ariel (angel)]], an angel in Judaism, Christianity (Gnostic) & occult lore
*[[Ariel (anime)]], an anime OVA series
* Ariel was a stage name used by female pro wrestler [[Shelly Martinez]] during her employment with the [[Extreme Championship Wrestling (WWE)|ECW organization]]
* Ariel Gazelle is another name for the [[Dorcas Gazelle]]
* Ariel (computer program), a document delivery program distributed by Infotrieve
* [[Operation Ariel]] was the British military evacuation from western France in World War II

==See also==
*[[Aerial]]
*[[Arial]], the Computer font
*[[Ari (name)]]
*[[Ari (lion)]]

==References==
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