What does "ari" mean?

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

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1
A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).
2
Abbreviation of Arizona. abbreviation, alt-of
3
A diminutive of the female given names Arianna, Ariana, Ariel, Ariella, or Arielle, also used as a formal given name.
4
A Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
5
A town in Abruzzo, Italy.

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6
A village in Mazandaran Province, Iran.
7
A village in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
8
An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
9
Alternative spelling of Aari (“a language of Ethiopia”) alt-of, alternative

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"Ari Up (Ariane Forster) was the frontwoman of the Slits."

Etymology

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).