Ari

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ari"

Translingual

Alternative forms

• Ari.

Proper noun

Ari

1. (astronomy) IAU-designated abbreviation of Latin Arietis (the genitive form of the constellation Aries), as used in a star's Bayer designation

English

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).

Proper noun

Ari

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

Translations

language of Papua New Guinea

• French: Ari (fr)
• Korean: 아리어 (arieo)
• Marathi: आरी (ārī)

town in Italy

• Italian: Ari
• Marathi: आरी (ārī)

village in Iran

• Marathi: आरी (ārī)
• Persian: اری

Anagrams

• Ira, IAR, IRA, air, 'air, AIR, RIA, ria, rai, Rai, raï

Atayal

Proper noun

Ari

1. a female given name

References

• Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Ari”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples

Faroese

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Ari, from ari (“eagle”). Cognate with Norwegian Are.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːɹɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹɪ
• Homophones: æri, ærið

Proper noun

Ari m

1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

• Ari's son: Arason
• Ari's daughter: Aradóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Ari
accusative	Ara
dative	Ara
genitive	Ara

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Latin Adriānus, cognate to English Adrian. It has also been used as a nickname for Aaron, Aarne and Aarre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑri/, [ˈɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification^(key): A‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): A‧ri

Proper noun

Ari

1. a male given name

Usage notes

• Popular in Finland in the 1950s and the 1960s.

Declension

Inflection of Ari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Ari	Arit
genitive		Arin	Arien
partitive		Aria	Areja
illative		Ariin	Areihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ari	Arit
accusative	nom.	Ari	Arit
	gen.	Arin
genitive		Arin	Arien
partitive		Aria	Areja
inessive		Arissa	Areissa
elative		Arista	Areista
illative		Ariin	Areihin
adessive		Arilla	Areilla
ablative		Arilta	Areilta
allative		Arille	Areille
essive		Arina	Areina
translative		Ariksi	Areiksi
abessive		Aritta	Areitta
instructive		—	Arein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Ari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Arini Arini accusative nom. Arini Arini gen. Arini genitive Arini Arieni partitive Ariani Arejani inessive Arissani Areissani elative Aristani Areistani illative Ariini Areihini adessive Arillani Areillani ablative Ariltani Areiltani allative Arilleni Areilleni essive Arinani Areinani translative Arikseni Areikseni abessive Arittani Areittani instructive — — comitative — Areineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Arisi Arisi accusative nom. Arisi Arisi gen. Arisi genitive Arisi Ariesi partitive Ariasi Arejasi inessive Arissasi Areissasi elative Aristasi Areistasi illative Ariisi Areihisi adessive Arillasi Areillasi ablative Ariltasi Areiltasi allative Arillesi Areillesi essive Arinasi Areinasi translative Ariksesi Areiksesi abessive Arittasi Areittasi instructive — — comitative — Areinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Arimme Arimme accusative nom. Arimme Arimme gen. Arimme genitive Arimme Ariemme partitive Ariamme Arejamme inessive Arissamme Areissamme elative Aristamme Areistamme illative Ariimme Areihimme adessive Arillamme Areillamme ablative Ariltamme Areiltamme allative Arillemme Areillemme essive Arinamme Areinamme translative Ariksemme Areiksemme abessive Arittamme Areittamme instructive — — comitative — Areinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Arinne Arinne accusative nom. Arinne Arinne gen. Arinne genitive Arinne Arienne partitive Arianne Arejanne inessive Arissanne Areissanne elative Aristanne Areistanne illative Ariinne Areihinne adessive Arillanne Areillanne ablative Ariltanne Areiltanne allative Arillenne Areillenne essive Arinanne Areinanne translative Ariksenne Areiksenne abessive Arittanne Areittanne instructive — — comitative — Areinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Arinsa Arinsa accusative nom. Arinsa Arinsa gen. Arinsa genitive Arinsa Ariensa partitive Ariaan Ariansa Arejaan Arejansa inessive Arissaan Arissansa Areissaan Areissansa elative Aristaan Aristansa Areistaan Areistansa illative Ariinsa Areihinsa adessive Arillaan Arillansa Areillaan Areillansa ablative Ariltaan Ariltansa Areiltaan Areiltansa allative Arilleen Arillensa Areilleen Areillensa essive Arinaan Arinansa Areinaan Areinansa translative Arikseen Ariksensa Areikseen Areiksensa abessive Arittaan Arittansa Areittaan Areittansa instructive — — comitative — Areineen Areinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Ari-Pekka

Statistics

• Ari is the 16^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 25,827 male individuals (and as a middle name to 2,819 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Icelandic

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse Ari, from ari (“eagle”). Cognate with Norwegian Are.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːrɪ/

  Rhymes: -aːrɪ

  Homophone: ari

Proper noun

Ari m (proper noun, genitive singular Ara)

1. a male given name

   Þetta er vinur minn, hann Ari.

   This is my friend Ari.

Declension

Declension of Ari (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Ari
accusative	Ara
dative	Ara
genitive	Ara

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• Arie

Etymology

From Javanese Ari, from Old Javanese ari (“the young”).

Proper noun

Ari

1. a male given name from Old Javanese

Italian

Proper noun

Ari f

1. a diminutive of the female given name Arianna

Anagrams

• -irà, RAI, Rai, ira, rai, ria, rià

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.riː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.ri]

Proper noun

Arī

1. dative singular of Arēs
2. vocative singular of Arius

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *arô, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érō (“eagle”).

Pronunciation

• (9th century West Norse) IPA^(key): /ˈɑre/
• (13th century Icelandic) IPA^(key): /ˈari/

Proper noun

Ari m

1. a male given name
   • 12th century, Ari Þorgilsson, Íslendingabók:

     ...ok Þorgils, föður míns, en ek heitik Ari.

     ...and Thorgils, my father, and I am called Ari.

Declension

Declension of Ari (sg-only masculine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Ari
accusative	Ara
dative	Ara
genitive	Ara

Descendants

• Icelandic: Ari
• Norwegian Bokmål: Ari

References

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “Ari”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive
• Orðsifjabók.arnastofnun
• Íslendingabók at Wikisource