Ariel is a ♀ girl’s name and a ♂ boy’s name. Ariel thus belongs to the gender-neutral unisex names.
Ariel is a Hebrew name for girls as well as for boys.
Ariel means “lion of God” (from Hebrew “arí/אֲרִי” = lion + “el/אֵל” = God).
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