How would you say this name?

Girl Names
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See the results of this poll: How would you say he name

Respondents: 49 (This poll is closed)

  • Like the letters - R E L : 23 (47%)
  • Like the mermaid - Ariel : 24 (49%)
  • Other - please explain: 2 (4%)
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My first instinct is like the mermaid, but if someone told me R E L I would understand and get it right after that.

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I say it something like are-ee-yell.

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I usually pronounce [name]Arielle[/name] as -R E L, and [name]Ariel[/name] as -air ree ul like in The [name]Little[/name] Mermaid. [name]Even[/name] though it’s the same name just spelled differently.

I personally prefer [name]Arielle[/name] or [name]Ariella[/name] “R E ella” but I think [name]Ariel[/name] is really pretty too.

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I say it this way.

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My sister’s name is [name]Arielle[/name](pronounced REL) but she gets the little mermaid air-ee-ell pronunciation a lot from strangers who just look at the name, doctor, interviews, etc… And then the people who know its pronounced REL but still always say it like little mermaid. :slight_smile: She often gets compliments on the correct pronunciation though. We call her [name]Arie[/name] for short.

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REL or more like “ah ree el” you can listen to english and french prn here:Pronunciations for arielle (from Arielle Dombasle to Arielle Kebbel)

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Like [name]Ariel[/name] or maybe even airy-elle.

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Exactly. Ar-ee-[name]ELL[/name] for [name]Arielle[/name], and [name]AIR[/name]-ee-uhl for [name]Ariel[/name].

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is [name]Arielle[/name] (ar-ee-[name]ELL[/name] NOT [name]AIR[/name]-ee-uhl) too related to be sister to [name]Aurora[/name]? [name]Rory[/name] and [name]Aria[/name]? does it matter that they are both disney princesses, even though it is said differently?

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I don’t think it’s too close at all. Especially if you’re referring to them as [name]Rory[/name] and [name]Aria[/name], and pronouncing it ar-ee-ell and not air-ee-ul. A lot of people I know don’t even know that [name]Aurora[/name] is the name of the princess in Sleeping Beauty-they just call her Sleeping Beauty, ha! I think some people(like me) will definitely make the connection,just because I’m a HUGE Disney fan, but even then, it’s not a bad one to have. :]

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Arry-elle (rhyming with [name]Danielle[/name])

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I was under the impression that [name]Ariel[/name] was a Hebrew name pronounced R-E-L and Disney just pronounced it incorrectly in the film?

For [name]Arielle[/name] I would say [name]Ah[/name]-ree-el because with that spelling it’s pretty much phonetic. To me anyway.

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Since [name]Arielle[/name] is the French spelling of [name]Ariel[/name], I pronounce it “ah ree [name]ELLE[/name]” (the emphasis is on the last syllable).