Variant of Adriel, a Hebrew name meaning 'God's flock' or 'member of God's congregation.'
Adriell is a variant form of Adriel, a name of Hebrew origin composed of the elements עֵדֶר (eder), meaning "flock" or "herd," and אֵל (El), the Hebrew word for God. The name thus carries the meaning "God's flock," "God is my help," or by some interpretations "majesty of God" — names built on the El suffix being among the most theologically freighted in the Semitic naming tradition. Adriel appears twice in the Hebrew Bible: first in 1 Samuel 18:19, where he is the son of Barzillai the Meholathite and the husband of Saul's daughter Merab, and again in 2 Samuel 21:8.
The "-el" suffix places Adriel in elite company — Michael ("who is like God"), Gabriel ("God is my strength"), Daniel ("God is my judge"), Raphael ("God has healed") — a constellation of angelic and prophetic names that have circulated from ancient Israel through Christianity and Islam into global use. The suffix alone signals a name of spiritual intentionality, and parents who choose Adriel or Adriell are often consciously invoking this tradition. The doubled final "l" in Adriell gives the name a more distinctive orthographic profile and a slightly softer spoken quality, contributing to its feel as a bridge between the ancient and the contemporary.
The name has seen gradual growth in American usage in the twenty-first century, especially among families of faith seeking names that are rare but clearly rooted. Its combination of biblical solidity and melodic flow gives it wide appeal.