Dariel
DA-ree-ehl
Variation of Darrell, Darren, or Darius, English
"from Airelle; possessing the goodness of God"Share
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Updated Tue Dec 24 2024
Dariel Origin and Meaning
The name Dariel is a boy's name meaning "from Airelle; possessing the goodness of God".
Popular in Puerto Rico since the 2000s and now in the US too, Dariel is a modern, elaborated form or Darrell or Darren, inspired by the likes of Gabriel and Daniel. Darrell (which might also be the inspiration behind Darren) derived from a Norman French surname, d'Airelle, referring to someone who came from Airelle in France.
Another possibility is that it comes from the Persian and Greek Darius, or its Spanish variant Darío, combined with the Hebrew and Biblical element -el. Together, they could make the meanings "possessing the goodness of God" or "God possesses goodness".
Dariel entered the US Top 1000 back in 2012 and has since climbed up to the Top 400. Given to around 880 boys in 2023, it is occasionally used on girls too.
# 369 in the US