| [ syll. a-rie-la, ar-i-ela ] The girl name Ariela is pronounced EHRiyEHLah KEY. Ariela's language of origin is Hebrew and it is predominantly used in Italian. The meaning of Ariela is 'lion of God'. Biblical name derived from ariy which means 'lion' ; el which means 'God, powerful'. The name was in recent times popularized by the mermaid princess named Ariel in the Walt Disney cartoon The Little Mermaid (1989). Ariela is the feminine equivalent of the English, German, and Hebrew Ariel. Forms of Ariela include the English Ariel and the French Arielle. Another form of the name is the English and Italian spelling variant Ariella. Ariela is not commonly used as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. In 2007, among the family of girl names directly related to Ariela, the English Ariel was the most regularly used. Baby names that sound like Ariela include the English Ariel and the French Arielle. KEY: approx English pronunciation for Ariela: EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"
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