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Ari.

A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).

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Meaning & usage

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  1. A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).

  2. A diminutive of the female given names Arianna, Ariana, Ariel, Ariella, and Arielle, also used as a formal given name.

  3. A Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

  4. A town in Abruzzo, Italy.

  5. A village in Mazandaran Province, Iran.

  6. A village in Jammu and Kashmir, India.

  7. An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.

  8. Alternative spelling of Aari (“a language of Ethiopia”)

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Where this word comes from

Of the first sense, derives directly from Hebrew: אֲרִי (arí, “lion”); compare Yiddish: לייב (leyb, “Leib”), English: Leo, Leon, French: Léo, Léon, Czech: Lev, Polish: Lew, Russian: Лев (Lev), and Ukrainian: Лев (Lev).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.