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Stellar Names and Definitions

Most of the bright stars have Arabic names. Below I have a list of some of the stars and their Arabic Definitions. (Those in italics are definitely not Arabic. The non-italicized ones I believe are Arabic, but I make no guarentees.) I don't know how accurate they are, but this is what I've been told. Enjoy! And feel free to email me if you know any more to add to this list.

Name Definition
Alberio "the Head (of the Swan)"
Aldeberan "the Follower"
Algol "the Demon"
Antares "the Rival of Mars"
*Arcturus "Guardian of the bear"
Bellatrix "Shoulder blade"
Betelgeuse "Armpit"
Deneb "Tail"
*Mira "The wonderful or amazing one"
*Mizar "Groin" (of the bear)
Polaris "Of the pole"
Procyon "Before the dog" (or, "front end of the dog")
Regulus "Royalty"
Rigel "Foot"
Saif "Sword"
Sirius "Central or Bright one"
(Known as "the dog star", because
it is in the constellation of the Big Dog, Canis Major)
Spica "Ear of wheat"

*These definitions were found on AskMe.com as the answer to a question posed to Joe C. on March 28, 2000

Name	Definition
Alberio	"the Head (of the Swan)"
Aldeberan	"the Follower"
Algol	"the Demon"
Antares	"the Rival of Mars"
*Arcturus	"Guardian of the bear"
Bellatrix	"Shoulder blade"
Betelgeuse	"Armpit"
Deneb	"Tail"
*Mira	"The wonderful or amazing one"
*Mizar	"Groin" (of the bear)
Polaris	"Of the pole"
Procyon	"Before the dog" (or, "front end of the dog")
Regulus	"Royalty"
Rigel	"Foot"
Saif	"Sword"
Sirius	"Central or Bright one" (Known as "the dog star", because it is in the constellation of the Big Dog, Canis Major)
Spica	"Ear of wheat"