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Would you do Ari or Ariel?
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I am leaning a lot toward Ari for a boy, but I'm not sure if I should do the full name (Ariel - are-ee-el) or just Ari. We would probably only call him Ari, but that seems like a "short", doesn't it? WDYT?
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Re: Would you do Ari or Ariel?
Hmmm....
I think I like Ariel with the nn Ari a bit more than just Ari. However, I am really liking both. I am no help, either.
I know a little boy named Ari, and have always loved the name.
I agree with PP that Ariel will remind people of The Little Mermaid...and if I were a boy, I don't think I'd want to have my name associated with a Disney princess.
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Me too.
I like Mickey better
I'm not a fan of Ariel. I know it's a male name, listed in the Bible, but I think it name has evolved. And I wouldn't want him to be made fun of for having a girl's name. This coming from the one who calls her son the same name as a cartoon mouse.
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This completly. I think there's a chance that your son would go through a really tough period at school where he'd be cursing your name choice.
I strait up LOVE Ari and have never thought it too short when I've known peeps with that name. Troy and I bounced it around before we knew Livy had no penis.
M/C Dec 2010 - 5w5d Missing my sweet angel baby.
It may not be your style, but if you like Ari and just want to lengthen it, why not something like Aries, Arel, or just throw an "e" on there and make it Arie?
I know you're going for the Ah-ree sound, (right?) but you could use names that have a different AR sound and still *call* him Ari, kwim?
I wouldn't use Ariel. It's a good name, but let's face it, in America, he'd get teased relentlessly.
...I'm still pulling for Al or Theo. :P
Is it like R-E, or AIR-E? (don't you love how I tried to phoenetically write that? hahaha).?
Either way, I like Ari better than Ariel. And I think it goes better with Simon. Do you have a potential MN??
Ditto-I think it's super cute for a kid and grows up well.
Oh man. Food for thought here: I have a male student named Ariel. He is a "cool" kid- plays sports, lots of friends, etc., but he gets teased RELENTLESSLY by the other kids, and he is still being teased in his 3rd year as my student. They call him air-ee-el and little mermaid and all kinds of other mean things. He now goes by R.L., even though those are not his initials. He writes his name R.L., he introduces himself that way... the whole deal. And I'm pretty sure you don't intend for your son to be called R.L. I wouldn't do it- even if you intend to call him Ari all the time. Kids find stuff out and they are mean- if you love the name Ari, then spare your son the trouble and just name him Ari, even if it is a little short.
This, even though I usually push for no nn's as first names. But I do really love Ari.
I gotta agree here. Aries is a good alternative ... or else just stick with Ari. Maybe Arick - Pronounced R-Ick, not Air-Ick like Eric.
I like Ari.
Ariel has too much of a girl association now. I think it be hard for him in school because "he'd have the same name as a mermaid." Kids are mean.
This makes me feel exceptionally old, but my first thought was of the girl from Footloose, not The Little Mermaid.
Regardless, I prefer Ari to Ariel.
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There is too much teasing potential with Ariel.
How about naming him Arrington and calling him Ari?
We had thought about that for our first baby.