Ari

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proper noun

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

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Meanings

Ari1

proper noun
  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. alternativeAlternative spelling of Aari (“a language of Ethiopia”)

ARI2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Arizona.
  2. abbreviationgovernmentAbbreviation of Alcohol-related incident.

Origin

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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Translations

French Ari
  • Arilanguage of Papua New Guinea
Italian Ari
  • Aritown in Italy
Korean 아리어
  • 아리어 (arieo)language of Papua New Guinea
Persian اری
  • اریvillage in Iran

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

airIRArairia
Cite this entry
APA

Ari. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ari

MLA

“Ari.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ari. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ari,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ari.

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