Suhail

Suhail (also spelled Sohail or Suheyl; Arabic: سهيل‎) is an Arabic term meaning handsome, brilliant, noble, glorious, easy-going, and peaceful. It is commonly used as a male name and also refers to a number of stars:

It is a shortened version of the traditional names of two stars in the constellation Vela:

λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn, "The Bright Star of the Weight" ('Suhail' in Celestia)
γ Velorum, Al Suhail al Muhlif ('Regor' in Celestia)

Suhail Hadar (سهيل هدار), "The Bright Star of the Ground", is another name for Naos in Puppis

The term has also sometimes been used in reference to Canopus (α Carinae), the second brightest star in the night sky

Given name

Suhail al-Abdool, Emirati TV and music video director
Suhail Abualsameed, community worker
Sohail Ahmed, Pakistani comedian
Süheyl Batum, Turkish academic
Sohail Butt, Pakistani cricketer
Suhail A. Khan, American activist
Sohail Sen, Indian film composer
Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer
Suheyl Umar, Pakistani scholar
Suhail Al Zarooni, Emirati businessman

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