Suhail

Suhail (also spelled Sohail or Suheyl; Arabic: سهيل‎) is an Arabic term meaning brightest star. It is commonly used as a male given name and also refers to a number of stars typically seen near the southern horizon from Arabia.

• It is a shortened version of the traditional names of three stars in the obsolete constellation Argo Navis:

• λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn
• γ Velorum, Al Suhail al Muhlif, also known as Regor
• ζ Puppis, Suhail Hadar

• The term has also been used for Canopus (α Carinae), the second brightest star in the night sky.

Given name

• Suhayl ibn Amr, A famous speaker in the beginning of Islamic history.
• Sohail Ahmed, Pakistani comedian
• Süheyl Batum, Turkish academic
• Sohail Butt, Pakistani cricketer
• Suhail Galadari, Emirati Business Man, Director of Galadari Brothers LLC
• Sohail Khan, Bollywood actor/director
• Suhail A. Khan, American activist
• Sohail Sen, Indian film composer
• Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer
• Suheyl Umar, Pakistani scholar