Would you name your son Ariel?

[Anonymous]

It's laundry detergent in Europe.
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[Anonymous]

No.

[Anonymous]

No, because the only person I know named Ariel is my co-worker, and he's a moron; I tried to avoid things that remind me of him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Having a very hard time thinking of a name for our son. I really love Ariel but have some concerns that it's considered too feminine in the US and that he may get teased for it. Not to mention the everlasting association with The Little Mermaid.

Ariel is definitely not a name for a male. You must be out of your mind!

[Anonymous]

Seems feminine to me, fwiw.

[Anonymous]

If I were Jewish, sure.

[Anonymous]

No too flimsy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know lots a d lots of Jews and didn’t know this was a man’s name. Are all the Ari’s I’ve known actually Ariels? I feel so dumb not knowing that.
But the short answer is I would think it was a girl’s name—but there’s nothing wrong with that.

Actually there is. Why would you handicap a boy from birth by giving him what is perceived to be a girls name?

OP I think your instincts are correct

“Handicap”

[Anonymous]

I would name my daughter Ariel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Having a very hard time thinking of a name for our son. I really love Ariel but have some concerns that it's considered too feminine in the US and that he may get teased for it. Not to mention the everlasting association with The Little Mermaid.

Ariel is definitely not a name for a male. You must be out of your mind!

Ariel is actually a male name (Ari-el). But, if you’re not Jewish I would not use it because people associate with Disney and think it’s a female name. I will admit, it has morphed into a female name much like Dana, Whitney, Ashley had. However, most Jewish people would spell it Arielle or Ariella. Do you know one girl who spells it Ariel and pronounces it “airy-ehl” though.

[Anonymous]

No to Ariel

No to Ari

[Anonymous]

No, I wouldn't.

[Anonymous]

I'm Jewish and know plenty of Jewish and Latino Ariels. On first glance I do always think it's a girl's name, but same as thinking Alex is probably a boy. I have no problem making the switch in my head once I know. It's a nice sounding name.