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English
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
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
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
Anagrams
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
Polish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈri.ɡɛl/
- Rhymes: -iɡɛl
- Syllabification: Ri‧gel
Proper noun
Rigel m animal
- Rigel (β Orionis, a blue supergiant star)
- Synonym: Algebar
Declension
Further reading
- Rigel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- Rigel in PWN's encyclopedia