Yeah, I don't like Ay-vee-elle at all, so I'm pleased to see everyone who has responded so far saying they would prn it with a short Ah- sound.
Valid point about it being confused with Arielle. I think that would be more of a problem if Arielle were a lot more common than it is, but I'm sure it will happen. I've spent my whole life correcting people and spelling my name, and I've survived, so honestly it doesn't worry me too much :)
Thanks for the feedback!
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