Ari.
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).
Meaning & usage
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).
A diminutive of the female given names Arianna, Ariana, Ariel, Ariella, and Arielle, also used as a formal given name.
A Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
A town in Abruzzo, Italy.
A village in Mazandaran Province, Iran.
A village in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
Alternative spelling of Aari (“a language of Ethiopia”)
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.