Ari

name

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A male given name from Hebrew, of Jewish usage, variant of Arieh (also transcribed as Aryeh, Arye).
  2. 2
    Abbreviation of Arizona. abbreviation, alt-of
  3. 3
    A diminutive of the female given names Arianna, Ariana, Ariel, Ariella, or Arielle, also used as a formal given name.
  4. 4
    A Papuan language spoken in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.
  5. 5
    A town in Abruzzo, Italy.
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  1. 6
    A village in Mazandaran Province, Iran.
  2. 7
    A village in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
  3. 8
    An unincorporated community in Indiana, United States.
  4. 9
    Alternative spelling of Aari (“a language of Ethiopia”) alt-of, alternative

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).

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