Rigel

OriginAstronomy, Arabic

Meaning"foot, leg"

GenderGirl

About Rigel

The name Rigel peaked for girls at #11700 in 1980. Rigel is occasionally used for boys in 2025.

The Danish astronomer Ejnar Hertzsprung (1873
1967) and his Dutch wife Henrietta Kapteyn (1881,1956; daughter of the astronomer Jacobus Kapteyn) named their daughter Rigel (1916,1993). She was their only child and was directly named after the star.

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