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I like it but it just 'seems' so nickname-y to me. I'd like it as a nn for Ariel if the name wasn't so tightly associated (in the U.S. at least) with "The Little Mermaid". And my opinion of it swayed a bit recently when I was watching one of those Nanny shows with my brother (who is 46) and one of the little boys was named Ari, and he constantly had tantrums. And my brother commented, 'He's just upset because his name is Ari.' :-/ I wondered if most people would have that reaction to a child with this name. Also, I used to know a girl named Ariadne, nn Ari, so I see it as somewhat feminine, too.