Rigel.
A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Meaning & usage
A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Where this word comes from
A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).
A surname from German.
Where this word comes from
Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reigel or Riegel.
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