Rigel
See also: riġel
English
Alternative forms
- Regel
Etymology 1
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/
- Rhymes: -aɪdʒəl
Proper noun
Rigel
- (astronomy) A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
- Synonyms: Algebar, Elgebar
Translations
star
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Etymology 2
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reigel or Riegel.
Proper noun
Rigel (plural Rigels)
- A surname from German.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Rigel is the 36630th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 610 individuals. Rigel is most common among White (91.48%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rigel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
- e-girl, egirl, elrig, girle, liger
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Rigel, a corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).
Proper noun
Rigel
- a male given name
- (astronomy) Rigel; a blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Rigel.
Italian
Etymology
From a corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name اَلرِّجْل اَلْجَبَّار (ar-rijl al-jabbār, “the foot of the great one”).
Proper noun
Rigel f
- Rigel
Anagrams
- gerli