Ariel

Infobox Given name 2
gender = Unisex
meaning = Lion of GodAriel is an Archangel name (see 'Other' section below) from the Hebrew 'Lion of God'. 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 531 and 205, respectively. Archangel Ariel is known as the Angel of Healing and New Beginnings. In English, Ariel is pronounced, "air-ee-ul"; in Hebrew and Indo-European languages it is pronounced, "ah-ree-el." Other forms are Arielle and Ariella, both of which are female names. In Chinese, Ariel is pronounced Āi Lǐ Ěr (Simplified 埃里尔 Traditional 埃裡爾). [ [http://chineseculture.about.com/library/name/male/blna_ariel.htm Ariel in Chinese] ] An alternate Chinese spelling isYà liè (亚列). Ari is a common nickname for Ariel.

People

*Ari Emanuel, talent agent
*Arielle Dombasle, actress
*Ariel Durant, historian and author
*Ariel Gade, actress
*Ariel Gore, author
*Arielle Kebbel, actress
*Ariel Leve, journalist
*Ariel Levy, author
*Ariel Lin, actress and singer
*Ariel Moore, member of Clique Girlz singing group
*Ariel Muzicant, president of IKG, the Austrian Jewish Community
*Ariel Pestano, Cuban baseball player
*Ariel Rittenhouse, [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1542/bio/] Olympic Bronze Medallist, Women's Synchronized Swimming
*Ariel Sharon, former Prime Minister of Israel
*Ariel Sganga, Argentine judoka
*Ariel Waller, actress
*Ariel Winter, actress

Places

*Ariel (city), an Israeli city in the West Bank 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, an airy Spirit, a character in William Shakespeare's play "The Tempest"
*Ariel, the narrator in Alexander Pope's "The Rape of the Lock".
*Ariel Moore, the name of Lori Singer's character in the 1984 movie, "Footloose."
*Ariel, the main character in Disney's 1989 film 'The Little Mermaid'
*Ariel Maloney, the name of Teri Hatcher's character in the movie, "Soapdish."
*Ariel Truax, the name of Ann-Margret's character in the movie, "Grumpy Old Men."
*Detective Ariel, one of two police inspectors on the case of a triple child murder in Martin McDonagh's "The Pillowman"
* 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, played by actress Sofia Vassilieva
*Ariel, a character in the science fiction series "Robotech"
*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, a main character in the "Thundarr the Barbarian" animated series
*Ariel, the original name of the Transformers character Elita One
*Ariel of the Balance, a character in the "Legacy of Kain" video game series
*Ariel Sullivan, the name of Emma Bolger's character in the movie, "In America."
*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, the prime antagonist in Isobelle Carmody's fantasy series the Obernewtyn Chronicles
*Ariel Wolfe, a young woman played by actress Amanda Righetti in the movie, "Return to House on Haunted Hill."

Publications

*"Ariel" (Beliaev), a science fiction novel by Russian author Alexander Beliaev
*"Ariel" (newspaper), the in-house magazine of the BBC
*"Ariel's Crossing" a novel by American writer, Bradford Morrow
*"Ariel" (Plath), the last book of poetry by Sylvia Plath
*"", a periodical published in the 1970s in book form
*"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.
*"Truly, Madly Manhattan" a novel by Nora Roberts, featuring actress Ariel Kirkwood
*Ariel, published in 1900, a highly influential work by Uruguayan essayist José Enrique Rodó
*"Ariel", literary arts magazine at Washington and Lee University

Film

*Ariel Award, a Mexican Academy of Film Award
*"Ariel" (film), a 1988 Finnish film by Aki Kaurismäki
*Footloose (1984), starring Kevin Bacon as Ren and Lori Singer as Ariel Moore
*Grumpy Old Men (1993) and its sequel, Grumpier Old Men, starring Ann-Margret as Ariel Truax
*In America (2003), directed by Jim Sheridan, starring Emma Bolger as Ariel Sullivan
*Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), starring Jodi Benson as the voice of Ariel
*Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007), starring Amanda Righetti as Ariel Wolfe
*Soapdish (1991), starring Teri Hatcher as Ariel Maloney
*Starting Out in the Evening (2007), based on the novel by American writer, Brian Morton. Actress Lili Taylor plays the role of Ariel, the adult daughter of lead character, author Leonard Schilling.

Television

*As the World Turns, the long-running day-time television series, starred Judith Blazer as Ariel Aldrin, from 1982-1985
*Angel One, a first season episode of , broadcast on January 25, 1988. Patricia McPherson starred as Ariel, one of six elected mistresses of Planet Angel One
*Ariel Hunter, a young woman played by actress Kari Wührer during the 1994-95 season of television series, "Beverly Hills 90210".
* Ariel, a planet visited in "", an episode of "Space: 1999"
* "Ariel" (Firefly episode), an episode of the television series "Firefly"
*"Medium", an NBC television series (2005-present), starring Sofia Vassilieva as teenager Ariel DuBois
* Nip/Tuck, television series, featuring Brittany Snow as Ariel Alderman

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) by Dean Friedman, or the character about whom the song is written
*Ariels, an album by electronica band Bent
*"Ariel" (song) by The Cure (Robert Smith) unreleased until remastered on The Top album
*Ariel, a song of the British hard rock band Rainbow (band)

Commercial products

*Ariel (Beanie Baby), a Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc. in memory of Ariel Glaser in which profits were donated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
*Ariel (laundry), a washing powder brand of Procter & Gamble

Vehicles

*HMS "Ariel", the name of ten ships of the Royal Navy
*USS "Ariel", the name of five ships of the United States Navy
*Ariel (American automobile), formerly an American automobile
*Ariel (British automobile), formerly a British automobile
*Ariel Motorcycles a defunct British motorcycle manufacturer
*Ariel Ltd, a modern British car company
*Ariel Atom, a sportscar with an exoskeletal chassis
*Ariel (vehicle), a former manufacturer of motorcycles, bicycles, and cars
*Ariel 3, the first artificial satellite designed and built in the United Kingdom.

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 ECW organization
* Ariel Gazelle is another name for the Dorcas Gazelle
* Operation Ariel was the British military evacuation from western France in World War II
*Ariel Latrice is the one and only in Cleveland,OH the rest are imposters.From the city of cleveland.

ee also

*Aerial
*Arial, the Computer font
*Ari (name)
*Ari (lion)

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