Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari["e]l, perh. confused with E.
   a["e]rial.]
   In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and
   graceful spirit of the air.

   Note: In zo["o]logy, ariel is used adjectively of certain
         birds noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel
         toucan; the ariel petrel.

Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.
   aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope, or Gazella,
       dorcas}), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.
   (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of
       {Petaurus}.
   (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan {Ramphastos ariel}).

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Ariel
     
         An {array}-oriented language for the {CDC 6400}.
     
        ["Ariel Reference Manual", P. Devel, TR 22, CC UC Berkeley,
        Apr 1968].
     
        ["A New Survey of the Ariel Programming Language", P. Deuel,
        TR 4, Ariel Consortium, UC Berkeley, June 1972].
     
        [Deuel or Devel?]
     
        (1995-12-29)