Ari could refer to names of various languages, or shortened versions of other names.
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'Ari' is a male first name that means "lion"(the animal) or at times used for the meaning of "gold".
'Ari' is a male first name that means "fearless" or "brave".
In the Badaga language, "Ari" ("A:ri") has a literal meaning of "sun-like" and is used as a male name, sometimes changed to "Harry" in the case of converts to Christianity.[1]
"Ari" is thought to be a Finno-Ugric-specific form of Adrian.[2]
'Ari' is a somewhat common Norse and Finnish name. It is sometimes seen as part of the hyphenated name 'Ari-Pekka'.
In German, "Ari" is a masculine name and means "eagle".[3]
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.
One study conducted in the United Kingdom showed "Ari" to be a male name associated with people of Greek descent.[4]
Ari (Numbers 24:9) or Aryeh (2 Samuel 17:10) is the Hebrew for "lion",[3] 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.
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 (or "Ariel") translates to "lion of God".[5]
'Ari' is also a common shortened version of the names Ariel, Aryeh, Arielle and Ariella. (See Animal names as first names in Hebrew.)
'Ari'/'Arima' refers to lion in Tamil language.
'Ari' means "Not of Sin" in Hindi.
'Ari' is a somewhat common name meaning "Eagle" or "fast flying one". Etymologically closely related to the Icelandic word "ör" (arrow)
'Ari' is also commonly used to mean "awesome" or "the greatest"
'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.
"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.
'Ari is a somewhat common Kurdish male first name.
'Ari' means gorgeous.
In Maori, 'Ari' means "clear" or "visible".
'Ari' is a shortened version of Indian names 'Arihant', 'Arijit', 'Arindrajit' or 'Arindam'. 'Ari' also means "enemy" in Sanskrit.
'Ari' is an abbreviation from the name Ariana or Arianna or Ariadna or Ariela. It is a feminine name.
'Ari' means "property" in Tagalog. It is a feminine name associated with Arielle V.
'Ari Gold' the popular character from television series Entourage
'ARi Lyon[sic]' lead singer of rock band Monday Rose
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