Meaning of name Ariel

The names of some famous persons by the name Ariel (or its variants) are:

Meir Ariel, born on 2 March , a famous singer. Meir Ariel's background: An influential Israeli singer-songwriter. He was known as a 'man of words' for his poetic use of the Hebrew language in his lyrics. His influences included Hebrew poets such as Natan Alterman, S. Y. Agnon and Hayyim Nahman Bialik, and American singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan.

Ariel Pink, born on 24 June, a famous musician. Ariel Pink's background: An avant-garde/hauntology musician who is based in Los Angeles. He attended Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California. Later attending the School of Art at the California Institute of the Arts. Pink has been recording his music on tape since 1996 but it wasn't until after he passed a CD-R to the New York-based band Animal Collective that his commercial musical career took off. He has since caught the attention of various media sources, especially in the Los Angeles area. As most of his albums are self-made, many of them have never been heard by fans.