both names sound good but Ariel is a nice name for a girl.

well Ariel is the name of a washing powder here, so yeah it just reminds me of that lol

^ lol, same

^^ ditto! Or Ariel Sharon.

^lol, washing powder :P it's the name of my old school newsletter for some reason.

I like the name Eric better than Ariel.

Eric's nice, but Ariel is bloody gorgeous. I just love the sound, and the way it feels when you pronounce it!

It's more common. I know two people whose names are Eric, but here it's more common with a k in the end, but some has a c in the end, but both of those that I know has a k in the end. I actually prefer the name with k in the end, it sounds more pretty.