Ariel means "lion of God" in Hebrew. In the Old Testament it is used as another name for the city of Jerusalem. Shakespeare used it as the name of a spirit in his play 'The Tempest' (1611), and one of the moons of Uranus bears this name in his honour.
Means "lion of God" in Hebrew; biblical and literary usage.
Biblical namesake: Ariel was one of the leaders called by Ezra to help organize the return of the Jewish exiles to Jerusalem after the Babylonian captivity. (Ezra · Ezra 8:16)
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