thoughts on Arielle?

[eskay]

Pretty and usuable, imo. You could also consider Orielle - almost the same name, but a little more removed from the little mermaid.

[ksheja]

I like the name Arielle. (unless it is pronouced with the first syllable like air - that sounds like the word aerial). I really don't think the Little Mermaid reference matters. It was in use before the movie and I don't see why it can't be used now.

[christabel]

I think Arielle is very pretty. I like Ariel too. I don't mind the Little Mermaid connection.

I noticed you are having twins and you said Aurora is one of your top contenders. I would probably choose Aurora or Arielle, not both. If you used both, people would make the Disney connection a lot more.

[1plus2is3forme]

I noticed you are having twins and you said Aurora is one of your top contenders. I would probably choose Aurora or Arielle, not both. If you used both, people would make the Disney connection a lot more.

Oh no, I am having boy/girl twins. Aurora is on the list for girl along with Arielle and a few others. The boy's name has been set in stone for a long time

[1plus2is3forme]

Honestly, the first thing that came to mind was Sebastian the crab's pronunciation of Ariel. .

I thought of that too! haha

[ariel_michal]

@Miloowen I like Ariel(le) Michal too

@Sarajoy I had a boss who always said my name in a Jamaican accent like SebastIan says it, because it was the only way she knew to say it correctly (R-E-Elle instead of Air-ee-elle).

Speaking as someone who has this name, I say go for it! I love my name. I feel like there are pros and cons to each spelling, too. Arielle I feel is more likely to get pronounced correctly and less likely to get compared to The Little Mermaid, but Ariel has the connections to the Bible, Shakespeare, and poetry (Sylvia Plath).

[1plus2is3forme]

@ariel_michal I love that you have this name & can give me input Definitely leaning towards this name a lot more now that I know others find it beautiful and it's not as linked to the little mermaid as I thought.

[strawberry shortcake]

I know an Ariella, pn Ari-ELLA. I think its really lovely!

[namestory]

If you do use it, be prepared for pronunciation difficulties. My daughter is Arienne (which is more unusual, I know), but I always have to say "It's like saying the letters R-E-N" so people don't start it with "air". It's kind of annoying, and we certainly never anticipated that. Arielle's a beautiful name, though! I'm curious what the boy twin is going to be named.

[arielle]

I think I may use it. I said in a previous post I think she'll have red hair when she's born, if so I will laugh! I love that it has Ari and Elle because her twin's name starts with Ari- and my middle name is Michelle and I love Elle. It works. The tough part is finding a middle name cus most of the ones we like won't flow or starts with S and our last name starts with S (no A.S.S for us!). And also choosing between this and our other two favorites.

My name is Arielle (pronounced Air-ee-Elle or Air-ee-elle) and my middle name is Shanté and I'm terrified that I'll marry someone with a last name starting with an S cause my initials would be A.S.S