I dislike
Arielle and hate
Ariel.
Arielle seems so fluffy and vapid to me and
Ariel is a boys' name. At least
Arielle (ah-ree-EL) has a nice enough sound, while
Ariel (AIR-ee-ul) is just kind of whiny.
I could get behind
Arielle as a middle name with a classic, no-nonsense first name, like so:
Elizabeth Arielle (love this, actually)
Jane ArielleEve ArielleGenevieve ArielleIvy ArielleMadeline ArielleNaomi Arielle (liking this one too)
Violet ArielleVivian Arielle
I'm not a huge fan of Disney princess names but I do like
Jasmine,
Anna (ANN-ah and not AH-na like in the movie, though), and
Sofia.