Rigel
/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/ · name
Meaning
- A surname from German.
- A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Etymology / origin
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one”).
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