Ari (name)

Ari could refer to names of various languages, or shortened versions of other names.

Albanian

'Ari' is a male first name that means "bear"(the animal) or at times used for the meaning of "gold".

Armenian

'Ari' is a male first name that means "fearless" or "brave".

Finno-Ugric languages

"Ari" is thought to be a Finno-Ugric-specific form of Adrian.^[1]

Finnish

'Ari' is a somewhat common Norse and Finnish name. It is sometimes seen as part of the hyphenated name 'Ari-Pekka'.

Greek

Ari or Aris is a common shortened version of the Greek names Aristotle, Ariadne, (Arianna)Arietta, Aristides, Aristarchus, Aristomenes, Aristobulos, Aristoxenos, Aristos, Aristophanes, Aristea, and others, the majority of which are compounds of the adjectival superlative áristos, "best". They are also modern Greek transliterations for Ares, the god of war and the name for the planet Mars. The archaic Greek prefix ari- (e.g. in Ariadne, Arimnestus etc.) or eri-, a cognate of áristos, means "very" or "verily".
Famous historical figures sometimes referred to as "Ari" include the philosopher Aristotle, Aristides the Just, and shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis.

Hebrew

Ari (Numbers 24:9) or Aryeh (2 Samuel 17:10) is the Hebrew for "lion", cognate to Akkadian aria, Aramaic arya. The word is in use as a female first name. Ari was also used as an honorific for an important man.^{[citation needed]}

Gur-aryeh "lion cub" is attested in Jacob's blessing on Judah (Genesis 49:9), "Judah is a lion's whelp; on prey, my son, have you grown".

The Hebrew name Ari-el translates to "lion of God".

'Ari' is also a common shortened version of the names Ariel, Aryeh, Arielle and Ariella. (See Animal names as first names in Hebrew.)

Tamil

'Ari'/'Arima' refers to lion in Tamil language.

Hindi

'Ari' means "Not of Sin" in Hindi.

Icelandic/Old Norse

'Ari' is a somewhat common name meaning "Eagle" or "fast flying one". Etymologically closely related to the Icelandic word "ör" (arrow)

Japanese

'Ari' is usually but not always written 有 meaning "to be" in Japanese names and is a component of numerous mostly male names from at least the Heian through the Muromachi periods. Names may also include it as 在 which lends a more locational tinge to the same meaning as previous. Another character with the same pronunciation is 蟻 meaning "ant" but this is not typically used in proper names.

Korean

"Ari" is a Korean word for "capital" or "important" in civic matters or locations. Example. "Ari-Soo" in Seoul South Korea is the capital city's water treatment plant. "Soo" meaning water.

Kurdish

'Ari is a somewhat common Kurdish male first name.

'Ari' means gorgeous.

Maori

In Maori, 'Ari' means "clear" or "visible".

Sanskrit

'Ari' is a shortened version of Indian names 'Arihant', 'Arijit', 'Arindrajit' or 'Arindam'. 'Ari' also means "enemy" in Sanskrit.

Spanish

'Ari' is an abbreviation from the name Ariana or Arianna or Ariadna or Ariela. It is a feminine name.

Tagalog

'Ari' means "property" in Tagalog. It is a feminine name associated with Arielle V.

See also

• Ari, for other uses

Notes

1. ^ Balodis, Pauls (August 2009). "Personal Names of Livonian Origin in Latvia: Past and Present". In Wolfgang Ahrens, Sheila Embleton, André Lapierre (eds.) (PDF). Proceedings of the 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. 23rd International Congress of Onomastic Sciences. Toronto, Canada: York University. pp. 105–116. ISBN 978-1-55014-521-2. http://pi.library.yorku.ca/dspace/bitstream/handle/10315/3615/icos23_105.pdf?sequence=1. Retrieved 23 April 2011. 

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