Etymology

Rigel

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Today it means: A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky. Full definition →

Arabic رِجْل
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Rigel · proper noun1

  1. Arabic · derived fromرِجْل“foot, leg”
  2. English todayRigel

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)”).

Rigel · proper noun2

  1. German · derived fromReigel
  2. English todayRigel

Probably an Americanized spelling of German Reigel or Riegel.

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