Don't worry, I know who
Ariel Sharon is! :) I prn the male name AH-ree-uhl, though, so it isn't a problem for me.
Ariel in The
Tempest is kind of weird, in that he seems male but was played by a young boy, who usually played the female characters in Shakespearean times since women weren't allowed onstage. I think the name can be feminine.