Ariel?

[mrsdrablowsbittersister]

Too little mermaid? It's a family name

Totally agree

My little girl would be over the moon to have the same name as the little mermaid! It’s also the main character in Footloose isn’t it. I think it’s really pretty.

I love it

I love Ariel (Arry-el) for a boy. But we rejected it because it would always be said Airy-el like the Little Mermaid.

I think the little mermaid connection is positive but for me I don’t like the connection to the washing up powder.

TV aerial, washing powder, Disney princess, male Shakespearean character,
Several pronunciations - AIR-yul, Ari-EL, etc

Too complicated

Boy or girl?

I adore Ariel for a boy.

I prefer Arielle for a girl

@Tygertiger Ariel is referred to as "he" throughout the play....

It also makes me think of Ariel Sharon...

Well. There are only two occasions in the entire play when pronouns are used for Ariel, and you’re right, they’re both “he”. However, there’s evidence to say male pronouns were applied to sexless beings/objects at the time, and certainly in Restoration times the character was almost always played by women. I think it’s generally accepted by most scholars that Ariel is essentially genderless, but it’s an interesting debate.

Immediately think washing powder and little mermaid lol

Ariela on the other hand is very pretty and not associated with Ariel washing powder as it's pronounced Ari-ela.
But then I would say that, wouldn't I?!

@Ariela , it's an anagram of Aerial. I'd say it as Aerial with an a on the end.
If I heard Ari-ela I'd write it as Ariella. Too complicated.

I like it.

I always thinks Ariella is too close to areola

Don't like ariela heard it compared to areola so can't unhear it now

Or thing on the roof for the telly? (Yes, I know that's 'aerial' but still...) or the spirit thing in The Tempest, or a prime minister of Israel.

But 'Brittany' is the English language name for the region of France which French people call 'la Bretagne'.

This made me laugh possibly more than I should have

I'd better not say I know a few Omos.

As there’s about to be a new little mermaid released I imagine it’s going to have a bit of a surge over the next year. So depends on how much that bothers you. Also prefer the ah-re-elle pronounciation

@CharlottenBerg , can you still buy Omo? It would come in handy...

Not in the UK any more, Unilever brand the same powder as Persil, Skip, Breeze, Ala, Surf Excel and Rinso depending on the market. Still Omo in South Africa and Australia I believe.

Handy for putting in the window?