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What's in a Name?

Look at the stars! look, look up at the skies!
O look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air!
The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there!
Down in dim woods the diamond delves! the elves'-eyes!
— Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The Starlight Night", 1877

Stars have many names. Throughout the ages, people have devised numbering or lettering systems to identify stars within a constellation. A given star may have a different designation in every catalogue in which it appears. However, in addition to all of these identifiers, some of the brighter stars have proper names as well; names like Arcturus or Polaris or Rigel or Sirius or Vega. Most of these names have been handed down from antiquity via Arab astronomers but a few have been coined as recently as the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. The names vary from culture to culture, the spellings are often inconsistent and sometimes the meanings are obscure.

Please note that only the International Astronomical Union has the authority to name celestial objects and they do not sell names to the public.

Official Names

Names are assigned to individual stars rather than to entire multiple star systems. According to the Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. 2 (November 2016), the name should be understood to be attributed to the brightest component by visual magnitude unless stated otherwise.

Name	Designation	Derivation		Meaning	Sources
Absolutno	XO-5	absolutno	[Czech]	a fictional miraculous substance from Czech writer Karel Čapek's Továrna na absolutno					I
Acamar	θ Eri	ākhir un‑nahr	[Arabic]	the end of the river	A	B	D	E	I		K		R
Achernar	α Eri	ākhir un‑nahr	[Arabic]	the end of the river	A	B	D		I		K		R
Achird	η Cas					B			I
Acrab	β Sco	al‑ʿaqrab	[Arabic]	the scorpion	A	B			I		K	P
Acrux	α Cru	α + crux	[Greek/Latin]	the α star of the constellation Crux	A		D		I		K		R
Acubens	α Cnc	az‑zubānā	[Arabic]	the claw	A	B	D		I		K		R
Adhafera	ζ Leo	aḍ‑ḍafīra	[Arabic]	the lock of hair	A		D		I		K		R
Adhara	ε CMa	al‑ʿadhārā	[Arabic]	the maidens	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Adhil	ξ And	adh‑dhayl	[Arabic]	the train of the garment	A				I		K		R
Ain	ε Tau	ʿayn al‑thawr	[Arabic]	the eye of the bull	A	B			I		K	P
Ainalrami	ν Sgr	ʿayn al‑rāmī	[Arabic]	the eye of the archer	A				I				R
Aladfar	η Lyr	al‑aṭhfār	[Arabic]	the talons of the swooping vulture	A				I				R
Alasia	HD 168746	Alašiya		an ancient place name associated with Cyprus					I
Albaldah	π Sgr	al‑balda	[Arabic]	the wasteland	A			E	I				R		U
Albali	ε Aqr	saʿd al‑bulʿ	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the swallower	A	B	D	E	I		K		R		U
Albireo	β Cyg			corrupt transliteration of the Greek word Ορυις	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alchiba	α Crv	al‑khibāʾ	[Arabic]	the tent	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alcor	80 UMa	al‑khawwār	[Arabic]	the faint one	A	B	D		I		K		R
Alcyone	η Tau	Άλκυόνη	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Aldebaran	α Tau	al‑dabarān	[Arabic]	the follower	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Alderamin	α Cep	ad‑dhirāʿi‑yamīn	[Arabic]	the right arm	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Aldhanab	γ Gru	al‑dhanab	[Arabic]	the tail	A				I
Aldhibah	ζ Dra	al‑dhiʾbān	[Arabic]	the two wolves (with Athebyne)	A	B			I				R		U
Aldulfin	ε Del	dhanab ud‑dulfīn	[Arabic]	the tail of the dolphin	A			E	I
Alfirk	β Cep	kawkabā al‑farq	[Arabic]	the two stars of the hair part	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Algedi	α² Cap	al‑jady	[Arabic]	the kid	A		D		I		K	P
Algenib	γ Peg	al‑janb	[Arabic]	the side	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Algieba	γ¹ Leo	al‑jabha	[Arabic]	the forehead [of the lion]	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Algol	β Per	raʾas al‑ghūl	[Arabic]	the head of the demon	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Algorab	δ Crv	al‑ghurāb	[Arabic]	the raven	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alhena	γ Gem	al‑hanʿa	[Arabic]	the neck mark	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Alioth	ε UMa	al‑jawn	[Arabic]	the black horse	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Aljanah	ε Cyg	al‑janāḥ	[Arabic]	the wing	A				I		K		R
Alkaid	η UMa	al‑qāʾid	[Arabic]	the leader	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alkalurops	μ Boo	Κολλόροβος	[Greek]	the club	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alkaphrah	κ UMa	al‑qafza al‑thālitha	[Arabic]	the third leap of the gazelles (with Talitha)	A		D		I		K				U
Alkarab	υ Peg	al‑karab	[Arabic]	the bucket rope	A				I				R		U
Alkes	α Crt	al‑kaʾs	[Arabic]	the wine cup	A	B	D		I		K		R
Almaaz	ε Aur	al‑ʿanz	[Arabic]	the female goat	A				I						U
Almach	γ And	ʿanāq al‑arḍ	[Arabic]	the caracal	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alnair	α Gru	al‑nayyir	[Arabic]	the bright one	A	B			I		K		R
Alnasl	γ Sgr	an-naşl	[Arabic]	the blade	A		D		I		K		R
Alnilam	ε Ori	al‑niẓām	[Arabic]	the string of pearls	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alnitak	ζ Ori	al‑niṭāq al‑jawzāʾ	[Arabic]	the belt of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alniyat	σ Sco	al‑niyāṭ	[Arabic]	the arteries	A			E	I		K		R		U
Alphard	α Hya	al‑fard	[Arabic]	the solitary one	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Alphecca	α CrB	munīr al‑fakka	[Arabic]	the brilliant one of the breach	A	B	D	E	I		K		R		U
Alpheratz	α And	surrat al‑faras	[Arabic]	the navel of the mare	A	B	D		I		K		R
Alpherg	η Psc	al‑fargh	[Arabic]	the flow of water					I
Alrakis	μ Dra	al‑rāqiṣ	[Arabic]	the trotting camel	A		D		I		K		R		U
Alrescha	α Psc	ar‑rishāʾ	[Arabic]	the cord	A	B	D		I		K		R
Alruba	HD 161693	al‑rubʿ	[Arabic]	the foal of the camel	A				I				R		U
Alsafi	σ Dra	ath‑athāfiyy	[Arabic]	the tripods	A				I				R
Alsciaukat	31 Lyn	al‑shauka	[Arabic]	the thorn	A				I
Alsephina	δ Vel	al‑safinah	[Arabic]	the ship	A				I
Alshain	β Aql	shāhīn‑i tarāzū	[Persian]	the scale-beam	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alshat	ν Cap	al‑shāt	[Arabic]	the sheep	A				I				R		U
Altair	α Aql	al‑nasr uṭ‑ṭāʾir	[Arabic]	the flying vulture	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R
Altais	δ Dra	al‑tays	[Arabic]	the goat	A		D		I		K		R
Alterf	λ Leo	al‑ṭarf	[Arabic]	the eyes	A		D	E	I		K		R		U
Aludra	η CMa	al‑ʿudhra al‑jawzāʾ	[Arabic]	the maidenhood of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alula Australis	ξ UMa	al‑qafza al‑ulā / australis	[Arabic/Latin]	the first southern leap of the gazelles	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alula Borealis	ν UMa	al‑qafza al‑ulā / borealis	[Arabic/Latin]	the first northern leap of the gazelles	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Alya	θ¹ Ser	alyat	[Arabic]	the fat tail of a sheep	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Alzirr	ξ Gem	al‑zirr	[Arabic]	the camel herder	A				I				R		U
Amadioha	HD 43197		[Igbo]	the deity of thunder, love, peace and unity					I
Amansinaya	CD−23 9677	Aman Sinaya	[Tagalog]	the primordial deity of the ocean and protector of fishermen					I
Anadolu	WASP-52	Ανατολή	[Greek]	Turkish form of Anatolia					I
Ancha	θ Aqr	ancha	[Latin]	the haunch	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Angetenar	τ² Eri	ʿarjat un‑nahr	[Arabic]	the bend in the river	A				I				R
Aniara	HD 102956	άνιαρός	[Greek]	the name of a fictional spaceship from Swedish writer Harry Martinson's Aniara: en revy om människan i tid och rum					I
Ankaa	α Phe	al‑ʿanqāʾ	[Arabic]	the fabulous bird					I		K		R
Anser	α Vul	anser	[Latin]	the goose	A				I				R
Antares	α Sco	Άντάρης	[Greek]	similar to Ares	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Arcalis	HD 131496	Arcalís		a mountain in northern Andorra					I
Arcturus	α Boo	Άρκτοῡρος	[Greek]	the bear watcher or guardian	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Arkab Posterior	β² Sgr	al‑ʿarqūb / posterior	[Arabic/Latin]	the hamstring	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Arkab Prior	β¹ Sgr	al‑ʿarqūb / prior	[Arabic/Latin]	the hamstring	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Arneb	α Lep	al‑arnab	[Arabic]	the hare	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Ascella	ζ Sgr	ascella	[Latin]	the armpit	A	B	D		I		K		R
Asellus Australis	δ Cnc	asellus australis	[Latin]	the southern ass	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Asellus Borealis	γ Cnc	asellus borealis	[Latin]	the northern ass	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Ashlesha	ε Hya	āśleṣā	[Sanskrit]	the embrace					I
Aspidiske	ι Car	Άσπιδίσκη	[Greek]	the little shield	A		D		I		K		R
Asterope	21 Tau	Στερόπη	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B			I		K	P
Atakoraka	WASP-64			the chain of the Atakora, a mountain range in Togo					I
Athebyne	η Dra	al‑dhiʾbān	[Arabic]	the two wolves (with Aldhibah)	A				I						U
Atik	ο Per	al‑ʿātiq al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the shoulder blade of al‑Thurayyā (with ζ Per)	A	B	D		I		K
Atlas	27 Tau	Ἄτλας	[Greek]	the father of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Atria	α TrA	α + tria(ngulum)	[Greek/Latin]	the α star of the constellation Triangulum Australe					I		K		R
Avior	ε Car								I				R	S
Axólotl	HD 224963	āxōlōtl	[Nahautl]	the salamander					I
Ayeyarwady	HD 18742	erawa.ti	[Burmese]	a river in Myanmar					I
Azelfafage	π¹ Cyg	al‑sulaḥfāt	[Arabic]	the tortoise	A	B			I		K	P	R
Azha	η Eri	ôshyôneh	[Persian]	the ostrich nest	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Azmidi	ξ Pup	Άσπιδίσκη	[Greek]	the little shield	A				I			P
Baekdu	8 UMi	Paektu	[Korean]	the highest mountain on the Korean penninsula					I
Barnard's Star	V2500 Oph			named for the American astronomer E.E. Barnard					I
Baten Kaitos	ζ Cet	baṭn qayṭus	[Arabic]	the belly of Cetus	A	B	D		I		K		R
Beemim	υ³ Eri	bhmn	[Arabic]	the bend in the river	A				I		K		R
Beid	ο¹ Eri	al‑bayḍ	[Arabic]	the eggs	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Belel	HD 181342	Bélel		a rare source of water in northern Senegal					I
Bélénos	HD 8574			the Celtic deity of the sun					I
Bellatrix	γ Ori	bellatrix	[Latin]	the female warrior	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Berehinya	HAT-P-15	beregu	[Old East Slavic]	the Slavic deity of waters and riverbanks and later the national goddess of Ukraine					I
Betelgeuse	α Ori	al‑mankib al‑jawzāʾ	[Arabic]	the shoulder of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Bharani	41 Ari	bharaṇī	[Sanskrit]	the bearer					I
Bibhā	HD 86081	bibhā	[Bengali]	a bright beam of light					I
Biham	θ Peg	saʿd al‑bihāʾim	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the young lambs	A		D		I		K		R		U
Bosona	HD 206610	Βοσωνα	[Greek]	the early medieval name of Bosnia					I
Botein	δ Ari	al‑buṭayn	[Arabic]	the little belly	A	B		E	I		K	P	R		U
Brachium	σ Lib	bracchium	[Latin]	the arm	A				I
Bubup	HD 38283	bubup	[Boon Wurrung]	the child					I
Buna	HD 16175	buna	[Amharic]	coffee					I
Bunda	ξ Aqr	bunda	[Persian]	a lunar mansion in Persian astronomy	A				I
Canopus	α Car	Κάνωβος	[Greek]		A	B	D		I		K		R
Capella	α Aur	capella	[Latin]	the she goat	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Caph	β Cas	al‑kaff al‑khaḍīb	[Arabic]	the henna-dyed hand	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Castor	α Gem	Κάστωρ	[Greek]	a character in Greek mythology	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Castula	υ² Cas	castula	[Latin]	the petticoat					I
Cebalrai	β Oph	kalb al‑rāʿī	[Arabic]	the shepherd's dog	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Ceibo	HD 63454	seíbo	[Spanish]	a tree that gives rise to the national flower of Uruguay					I
Celaeno	16 Tau	Κελαινώ	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Cervantes	μ Ara			named for the Spanish writer Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra					I
Chalawan	47 UMa		[Thai]	the crocodile king					I
Chamukuy	θ² Tau	chamukuy	[Mayan]	a type of small bird					I
Chaophraya	WASP-50	Chao Phraya	[Thai]	a river in Thailand					I
Chara	β CVn	Χαρά	[Greek]	joy	A				I		K		R
Chasoň	HAT-P-5	chasoň	[Ancient Slovak]	the sun					I
Chechia	HD 192699	shāshīyah	[Arabic]	the traditional red wood hat worn in Tunisia					I
Chertan	θ Leo	al‑kharātān	[Arabic]	the ribs [of the lion]	A		D	E	I		K		R		U
Citadelle	HD 1502	citadelle	[French]	a large mountain fortress in Haiti					I
Citalá	HD 52265	citalá	[Nahautl]	the river of stars					I
Cocibolca	HD 4208	cocibolca	[Nahautl]	a lake in Nicaragua					I
Copernicus	55 Cnc			named for Polish astronomer Nicolas Copernicus (Mikolaj Kopernik)					I
Cor Caroli	α² CVn	cor Caroli	[Latin]	the heart of Charles Ⅰ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Cujam	ω Her	caiam	[Latin]	the club	A	B			I		K	P	R
Cursa	β Eri	kursī al‑jawzāʾ al‑muqaddam	[Arabic]	the front footstool of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Dabih	β¹ Cap	saʿd al‑dhābiḥ	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the slaughterer	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Dalim	α For	al‑ẓalīm	[Arabic]	the ostrich					I			P
Deneb	α Cyg	dhanab ud‑dajājah	[Arabic]	the tail of the hen	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Deneb Algedi	δ Cap	dhanab al‑jady	[Arabic]	the tail of the kid	A	B	D		I		K		R
Denebola	β Leo	dhanab ul‑asad	[Arabic]	the tail of the lion	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Diadem	α Com	Διάδημα	[Greek]	the jewelled crown		B			I				R
Dingolay	HD 96063			to dance and twist					I
Diphda	β Cet	al‑ḍifdiʿ al‑thānī	[Arabic]	the second frog	A	B	D	E	I		K	P			U
Dìwö	WASP-17	dìwö	[Bribri]	the sun					I
Diya	CD−30 1019	diya	[Hindi]	the oil lamp brought to Mauritius in the 1820's and used for lighting on special occasions					I
Dofida	HD 117618	dofida	[Nias]	our star					I
Dombay	HAT-P-3	Домбай	[Russian]	a region in the North Caucasus mountains					I
Dschubba	δ Sco	al‑jabha	[Arabic]	the forehead	A	B			I		K		R
Dubhe	α UMa	al‑dubb	[Arabic]	the bear	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Dziban	ψ¹ Dra	al‑dhiʾbān	[Arabic]	the two wolves	A	B			I				R
Ebla	HD 218566			an ancient Syrian kingdom					I
Edasich	ι Dra	al‑dhīkh	[Arabic]	the male hyaena	A		D		I		K		R		U
Electra	17 Tau	Ήλέκτρα	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Elgafar	φ Vir	al‑ghafr	[Arabic]	the obscure	A				I				R		U
Elkurud	θ Col	al‑qurūd	[Arabic]	the apes	A				I						U
Elnath	β Tau	an‑naṭḥ	[Arabic]	the butting with the horns	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Eltanin	γ Dra	at‑tinnīn	[Arabic]	the dragon	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Emiw	HD 7199	emiw	[Makhuwa]	love					I
Enif	ε Peg	al-anf	[Arabic]	the nose	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Errai	γ Cep	al‑rāʿī	[Arabic]	the shepherd	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Fafnir	42 Dra	Fáfnir	[Norse]	the mythological Norse dwarf who turned into a dragon					I
Fang	π Sco	Fáng Xiù	[Chinese]	the first star of the room	A				I	J
Fawaris	δ Cyg	al‑fawāris	[Arabic]	the riders	A				I				R		U
Felis	HD 85951		[Latin]	commemerating the obsolete constellation Felis					I
Felixvarela	BD−17 63			named for Cuban teacher Felix Varela					I
Flegetonte	HD 102195	Φλεγέθων	[Greek]	the river of fire in the underworld of Greek mythology, as described in Dante Alighieri's La Divina Commedia					I
Fomalhaut	α PsA	fum al‑ḥūt	[Arabic]	the mouth of the whale	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Formosa	HD 100655		[Latin]	a historical name for Taiwan					I
Franz	HAT-P-14			named for Emperor Franz Joseph Ⅰ of Austria					I
Fulu	ζ Cas	Fù Lù	[Chinese]	the auxilliary road	A				I	J
Fumalsamakah	β Psc	fum al‑samaka	[Arabic]	the mouth of the fish	A			E	I				R
Funi	HD 109246	funi	[Icelandic]	the fire					I
Furud	ζ CMa	al‑furūd	[Arabic]	the solitary ones	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Fuyue	G Sco	Fù Yuè	[Chinese]	named for a labourer who became a high-ranking minister to King Wu Ding					I
Gacrux	γ Cru	γ + crux	[Greek/Latin]	the γ star of the constellation Crux					I		K		R
Gakyid	HD 73534	gakyid	[Dzongkha]	happiness					I
Geminga	PSR B0633+17	ghè minga	[Lombard]	does not exist; is not there					I
Giausar	λ Dra	jauzahr	[Persian]	a technical term for lunar nodes	A		D		I		K	P	R
Gienah	γ Crv	al‑janāḥ	[Arabic]	the wing	A		D		I		K	P	R
Ginan	ε Cru	ginan	[Wardaman]	a red dilly-bag filled with special songs of knowledge					I
Gloas	WASP-13	gloas	[Manx Gaelic]	to shine					I
Gomeisa	β CMi	al‑shiʿrā al‑ghumayṣāʾ	[Arabic]	the little bleary-eyed Shiʿrā	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Grumium	ξ Dra	grunnum	[Latin]	the snout or muzzle	A	B	D		I		K		R
Gudja	κ Ser	gudja	[Wardaman]	a water goanna (monitor lizzard)					I
Gumala	HD 179949	gumala	[Malay]	the magic bezoar stone found in dragons					I
Guniibuu	36 Oph	guniibuu	[Euahlayi/Kamilaroi]	the mythological red-breasted robin					I
Hadar	β Cen	ḥaḍāri	[Arabic]	one of the two objects causing dispute and the swearing of an oath	A				I		K		R		U
Haedus	η Aur	haedus	[Latin]	the kid	A				I			P	R
Hamal	α Ari	al‑ḥamal	[Arabic]	the lamb	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Hassaleh	ι Aur					B			I
Hatsya	ι Ori					B			I				R
Helvetios	51 Peg	helvetios	[Latin]	the Celtic tribe that lived in Switzerland during the Middle Ages					I
Heze	ζ Vir					B			I				R
Hoggar	HD 28678	Ahaggar/Uhaggar	[Berber/Tuareg]	a mountain range in the Sahara Desert					I
Homam	ζ Peg	saʿd al‑humām	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the hero	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Horna	HAT-P-38	horna	[Finnish]	the underworld from Finnish mythology					I
Hunahpú	HD 98219	Hunahpú	[K'iche']	one of the twin deities who became the sun in Mayan mythology					I
Hunor	HD 147506		[Hungarian]	the legendary founder of the Huns					I
Iklil	ρ Sco	al‑iklīl	[Arabic]	the crown	A				I				R		U
Illyrian	HD 82886	Ιλλυριοί	[Greek]	an ancient group of tribes that inhabited the western Balkans					I
Imai	δ Cru	imai	[Mursi]	the type of grass that grows along the banks of the Omo River					I
Inquill	HD 156411			a fictional character from Peruvian writer Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto's El camino hacia el Sol					I
Intan	HD 20868	intan	[Bahasa Melayu]	the diamond					I
Intercrus	HD 81688	inter crus	[Latin]	between the legs					I
Irena	HD 146389			a fictional character from Slovene writer Fran Saleški Finžgar's Pod svobodnim soncern					I
Itonda	HD 208487	itonda	[Myene]	all that is beautiful					I
Izar	ε Boo	al-izar	[Arabic]	the girdle or loin cloth	A	B	D		I		K		R
Jabbah	ν Sco	al‑jabha	[Arabic]	the forehead	A				I				R
Jishui	ο Gem	Jíshuǐ	[Chinese]	the supply of water					I
Kaffaljidhma	γ Cet	al‑kaff al‑jadhmāʾ	[Arabic]	the amputated hand	A	B			I				R		U
Kalausi	HD 83443	kalausi	[Dholuo]	the strong whirlwind					I
Kamui	HD 145457	kamuy	[Ainu]	a supernatural entity possessing spiritual energy					I
Kang	κ Vir	Kàng Xiù	[Chinese]	the neck	A				I	J
Karaka	HD 137388	karaka	[Maori]	a plant native to New Zealand					I
Kaus Australis	ε Sgr	al‑qaws / australis	[Arabic/Latin]	the southern part of the bow	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Kaus Borealis	λ Sgr	al‑qaws / borealis	[Arabic/Latin]	the northern part of the bow	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Kaus Media	δ Sgr	al‑qaws / media	[Arabic/Latin]	the middle part of the bow	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Kaveh	HD 175541			a fictional character from Persian poet Ferdowsi's epic work Shahnameh					I
Keid	ο² Eri	al‑qayḍ	[Arabic]	the egg shells	A		D		I		K	P	R		U
Khambalia	λ Vir		[Coptic]	the crooked-clawed	A				I				R
Kitalpha	α Equ	qiṭʿat al‑faras	[Arabic]	the section of the horse	A		D		I		K	P	R
Kochab	β UMi	al‑kawkab	[Arabic]	the star	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Koeia	CD−23 1056 12961	koeia	[Taíno]	the star					I
Kornephoros	β Her	Κορυνηφόρος	[Greek]	the club-bearer	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Kraz	β Crv					B			I				R
Kurhah	ξ Cep	al‑qurḥa	[Arabic]	the white spot on the forehead of a horse	A		D		I		K		R		U
Larawag	ε Sco	larawag	[Wardaman]	the signal watcher					I
La Superba	Y CVn	la superba	[Italian]	a red carbon star observed by Italian astronomer A. Secchi	A				I				R
Lerna	HAT-P-42	Λέρνη	[Greek]	the lake where the mythological nine-headed Hydra lived					I
Lesath	υ Sco	al‑lasʿah	[Arabic]	the sting	A	B	D		I		K		R
Libertas	ξ Aql	libertas	[Latin]	liberty					I
Lich	PSR B1257+12	lich	[Middle English]	the undead creature which controls other undead creatures through magic					I
Liesma	HD 118203	liesma	[Latvian]	the flame					I
Lilii Borea	39 Ari	lilium boreum	[Latin]	the northern lily					I
Lionrock	HD 212771	lion rock	[English]	a lion-shaped peak overlooking Hong Kong					I
Lucilinburhuc	HD 45350			an ancient, possibly Roman, fortress in Luxembourg					I
Lusitânia	HD 45652			an ancient name for the region now occupied by Portugal					I
Maasym	λ Her	al‑miʿasam	[Arabic]	the wrist	A	B			I		K	P	R
Macondo	HD 93083			a fictional village from Columbian writer Gabriel García Márquez's Cien añon de soledad					I
Mago				an Ethiopian national park					I
Mahasim	θ Aur	al‑miʿṣam al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the wrist	A				I				R
Mahsati	HD 152581			named for Azerbaijani poet Mahsati Ganjavi					I
Maia	20 Tau	Μαῖα	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Malmok	WASP-39			a beach in Aruba					I
Marfik	λ Oph	al‑mirfaq	[Arabic]	the elbow	A		D		I		K		R
Markab	α Peg	al‑mankib ul‑faras	[Arabic]	the shoulder of the horse	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Markeb	κ Vel	markab	[Arabic]	something to ride	A	B			I		K		R
Márohu	WASP-6		[Taíno]	the deity of drought and protector of the sun					I
Marsic	κ Her	al‑mirfaq	[Arabic]	the elbow	A	B			I		K		R
Matar	η Peg	saʿd al‑maṭar	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the rain	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Mazaalai	HAT-P-21	Мазаалай	[Mongolian]	an endangered Gobi bear subspecies					I
Mebsuta	ε Gem	dhirāʿ al‑asad al‑mabsūṭa	[Arabic]	the outstreched forearm of the lion	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Megrez	δ UMa	al‑maghriz al‑dubb al‑akbar	[Arabic]	the root of the tail of the greater bear	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Meissa	λ Ori	al‑maysān	[Arabic]	the sparkling one	A		D		I		K		R
Mekbuda	ζ Gem	dhirāʿ al‑asad al‑maqbūḍa	[Arabic]	the folded paw of the lion	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Meleph	ε Cnc	al‑maʾlaf	[Arabic]	the stall	A				I				R
Menkalinan	β Aur	al‑mankib dhiyi l‑ʿinān	[Arabic]	the shoulder of the rein-holder	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Menkar	α Cet	al‑mankhirān	[Arabic]	the nostrils	A	B	D		I		K		R
Menkent	θ Cen	al‑mankib ul‑qanṭūris	[Arabic]	the shoulder of the centaur					I		K		R
Menkib	ξ Per	al‑mankib al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the shoulder of al‑Thurayyā	A	B	D		I		K		R		U
Merak	β UMa	ʾal‑marāqq al‑dubb al‑akbar	[Arabic]	the loins of the greater bear	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Merga	38 Boo	marra	[Latin]	the hoe or reaping rake	A	B			I		K		R
Meridiana	α CrA		[Latin]	commemerating the obsolete constellation name Corona Meridionalis	A				I
Merope	23 Tau	Μερώπη	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Mesarthim	γ² Ari	al‑sharaṭān	[Arabic]	the two signs	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Miaplacidus	β Car	placidus	[Latin]	calm	A	B	D		I		K		R
Mimosa	β Cru	mimus	[Latin]	an actor					I		K		R
Minchir	σ Hya	al‑minkhar al‑shujāʿ	[Arabic]	the nose of the snake	A				I
Minelauva	δ Vir	al-ʿawwāʾ	[Arabic]	the barking one	A	B			I				R
Mintaka	δ Ori	minṭaqat al‑jawzāʾ	[Arabic]	the jeweled belt of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Mira	ο Cet	mirabilis	[Latin]	the amazing or wonderful one	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Mirach	β And	ʾal‑marāqq	[Arabic]	the loin cloth	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Miram	η Per	al‑miʿṣam al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the wrist next to al‑Thurayyā		B			I				R
Mirfak	α Per	al‑mirfaq al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the elbow of al‑Thurayyā	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Mirzam	β CMa	mirzam al‑shiʿrā	[Arabic]	the herald of Shiʿrā	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Misam	κ Per	al‑miʿṣam al‑thurayyā	[Arabic]	the wrist of al‑Thurayyā	A	B			I				R
Mizar	ζ UMa	ʾal‑marāqq	[Arabic]	the groin	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Moldoveanu	BD+28 2507		[Romanian]	the highest peak in the Făgăraş mountain range					I
Mönch	HD 130322	mönch	[German]	a prominent peak in the Bernese Alps					I
Montuno	CD−30 1812	montuno	[Spanish]	the traditional costume worn by the men of Panama					I
Morava	WASP-60	Морава	[Serbian]	the longest river in Serbia					I
Moriah	HAT-P-23	Moriyya	[Hebrew]	the ancient name of the mountain within the old city of Jerusalem					I
Mothallah	α Tri	al‑muthallath	[Arabic]	the triangle	A	B		E	I		K	P
Mouhoun	HD 30856			a river in Burkino Faso					I
Mpingo	WASP-71		[Swahili]	the African blackwood tree					I
Muliphein	γ CMa	al‑muḥlifān	[Arabic]	one of the two objects causing dispute and the swearing of an oath	A	B			I		K	P	R
Muphrid	η Boo	mufrid al‑rāmiḥ	[Arabic]	the solitary star of the lancer	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Muscida	ο UMa	musus	[Latin]	the muzzle	A	B	D		I		K		R
Musica	18 Del	musica	[Latin]	music					I
Muspelheim	HAT-P-29	Múspellsheimr	[Norse]	the realm of fire					I
Nahn	ξ Cnc		[Persian]	the nose	A				I				R
Naledi	CPD−64 484	naledi	[Sesotho]	the star					I
Naos	ζ Pup	Ναῡς	[Greek]	the ship	A	B			I		K		R
Nashira	γ Cap	saʿd nāshirah	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the scatterer	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Násti	HD 68988	násti	[Northern Sami]	the star					I
Natasha	HD 85390	natasha	[languages of Zaire]	thank you					I
Nekkar	β Boo	al‑baqqār	[Arabic]	the ox-driver	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Nembus	51 And				A				I				R
Nenque	HD 6434	nenque	[Waorani]	the sun					I
Nervia	HD 49674			derived from Nervii, a Belgian Celtic tribe					I
Nihal	β Lep	al‑nihāl	[Arabic]	the camels quenching their thirst	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Nikawiy	HD 136148	nikawiy	[Cree]	the mother					I
Nosaxa	HD 48265	nosaxa	[Moqoit]	sprint					I
Nunki	σ Sgr	NUNki	[Babylonion]	the celestial counterpart of the holy city of Eridu	A	B	D		I		K		R
Nusakan	β CrB	an‑nasaqān	[Arabic]	the two lines of stars	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Nushagak	HD 17156	nushagak		a river in Alaska famous for its wild salmon					I
Nyamien	WASP-15		[Akan]	the supreme creator deity					I
Ogma	HD 149026		[Celtic]	the Celtic deity of eloquence, writing and physical strength					I
Okab	ζ Aql	al‑oḳāb	[Arabic]	the eagle	A				I
Paikauhale	τ Sco	paikauhale	[Hawai'ian]	a vagabond					I
Parumleo	WASP-32	parum leo	[Latin]	the little lion					I
Peacock	α Pav		[English]	English translation of Pavo					I				R	S
Petra	WASP-80	Πέτρα	[Greek]	the ancient Jordanian city of Petra					I
Phact	α Col	al‑fākhitah	[Arabic]	the ring dove	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Phecda	γ UMa	al‑fakhidh al‑dubb al‑akbar	[Arabic]	the thigh of the greater bear	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Pherkad	γ UMi	al‑farqadān	[Arabic]	the two wild calves	A	B	D		I		K		R		U
Phoenicia	V1703 Aql	Φοινίκη	[Greek]	an ancient civilisation of the Mediterranean					I
Piautos	λ Cnc		[Coptic]	the eye	A				I				R
Pincoya	HD 164604			the Chilean water spirit who brings drowned sailors to the phantom ship of Caleuche so that they may live in the afterlife					I
Pipirima	μ² Sco	Pipirima	[Tahitian]	the mythological Polynesian twins who ran away and became stars	A				I
Pipoltr	TrES-3	pipoltr	[Triesenberg dialect, Liechtenstein]	a bright and visible butterfly					I
Pleione	28 Tau	Πληιόνη	[Greek]	the mother of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Poerava	HD 221287	poe rava	[Maori]	a large black pearl of utter beauty and perfection					I
Polaris	α UMi	stella polaris	[Latin]	the polar star	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Polaris Australis	σ Oct	polaris australis	[Latin]	of the southern pole					I
Polis	μ Sgr		[Coptic]	the foal	A				I
Pollux	β Gem	Πολυδεύκης	[Greek]	a character in Greek mythology	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Porrima	γ Vir	Porrima	[Latin]	a Roman goddess	A	B	D		I		K		R
Praecipua	46 LMi	praecipua	[Latin]	the chief	A				I			P	R
Prima Hyadum	γ Tau	prima Hyadum	[Latin]	the first of the Hyades	A				I			P	R
Procyon	α CMi	Προκύων	[Greek]	the one preceeding the dog	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Propus	η Gem	Πρόπους	[Greek]	the forward foot	A		D		I		K	P	R
Proxima Centauri	α Cen C	proxima Centauri	[Latin]	near					I		K
Ran	ε Eri	Ran	[Norse]	the Norse goddess of the sea					I
Rana	δ Eri	rana	[Latin]	the second frog		B			I			P	R
Rapeto	HD 153950	rapeto	[Malagasy]	a giant creature from Malagasy tales					I
Rasalas	μ Leo	raʾas ul‑asad al‑shaʾāmī	[Arabic]	the northern part of the head of the lion	A		D	E	I		K	P	R
Rasalgethi	α¹ Her	raʾas ul‑jāthi	[Arabic]	the head of the kneeler	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Rasalhague	α Oph	raʾas ul‑ḥawwāʾ	[Arabic]	the head of the serpent collector	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Rastaban	β Dra	raʾas uth‑thuʿabān	[Arabic]	the head of the serpent	A	B	D		I		K		R
Regulus	α Leo	regulus	[Latin]	the little king	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Revati	ζ Psc	revatī	[Sanskrit]	prosperous	A				I
Rigel	β Ori	rijl al‑jawzāʾ	[Arabic]	the foot of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Rigil Kentaurus	α Cen A	rijl ul‑qanṭūris	[Arabic]	the foot of the centaur	A		D		I		K		R
Rosalíadecastro	HD 149143			named for Galacian writer and poet María Rosalía Rita de Castro					I
Rotanev	β Del	'Venator' spelled backwards		named for Italian astronomer Nicolaus Venator	A	B			I		K	P	R
Ruchbah	δ Cas	ar‑rukbah	[Arabic]	the knee	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Rukbat	α Sgr	rukbat ur‑rāmī	[Arabic]	the knee of the archer	A	B	D		I		K		R
Sabik	η Oph	as‑sābiq	[Arabic]	the preceding one	A	B	D	E	I		K		R
Saclateni	ζ Aur	as‑sāʾid al‑thānī	[Arabic]	the second arm	A				I
Sadachbia	γ Aqr	saʿd al‑akhbiya	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the tents	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Sadalbari	μ Peg	saʿd al‑bāriʿ	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the exalted one	A		D		I		K		R		U
Sadalmelik	α Aqr	saʿd al‑malik	[Arabic]	the lucky star of the king	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Sadalsuud	β Aqr	saʿd al‑suʿūd	[Arabic]	the luckiest of the lucky stars	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Sadr	γ Cyg	aṣ‑ṣadr	[Arabic]	the breast	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R
Sagarmatha	HD 100777	Sagarmāthā	[Nepali]	another name for Mount Everest					I
Saiph	κ Ori	as‑sayf	[Arabic]	the sword	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Salm	τ Peg			the leather bucket	A				I				R
Sāmaya	HD 205739	sāmaya	[Sinhalese]	peace					I
Sansuna	HD 351766		[Maltese]	a mythological giant who carried the stones of the Gozo megalithic temples on her head					I
Sargas	θ Sco	ŠAR.GAZ	[Sumerian]	a weapon of the god Marduk	A		D		I		K		R
Sarin	δ Her					B			I				R
Sceptrum	53 Eri		[Latin]	commemerating the obsolete constellation Sceptrum Brandenburgicum	A	B			I			P	R
Scheat	β Peg	al‑sāq	[Arabic]	the shin	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Schedar	α Cas	aṣ‑ṣadr	[Arabic]	the breast	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Secunda Hyadum	δ Tau	secunda Hyadum	[Latin]	the second of the Hyades	A				I			P	R
Segin	ε Cas			corrupted transliteration of the Greek name for Boötes		B			I				R
Seginus	γ Boo			corrupted transliteration of the Greek name for Boötes	A	B	D		I		K		R
Sham	α Sge	al‑sahm	[Arabic]	the arrow	A	B			I		K	P	R
Shama	HD 99109	shama	[Urdu]	the flame or small lamp					I
Sharjah	HIP 79431	aš‑šārja	[Arabic]	the cultural capital of the United Arab Emirates					I
Shaula	λ Sco	al‑shawla	[Arabic]	the raised tail	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Sheliak	β Lyr	ash‑shiliyāq	[Arabic]	the harp	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Sheratan	β Ari	al‑sharaāṭn	[Arabic]	the two signs	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Sika	HD 181720	sika	[Ewe]	gold					I
Sirius	α CMa	Σείριος	[Greek]	the brilliant or scorching one	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Situla	κ Aqr	situla	[Latin]	the bucket, pot	A	B			I		K	P	R
Skat	δ Aqr	al‑sāq	[Arabic]	the shin	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Solaris	BD+14 4559	solaris	[Latin]	the title of a noval by Polish writer Stansilaw Lem					I
Spica	α Vir	spica	[Latin]	the ear of grain	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Sterrennacht	HAT-P-6	sterrennacht	[Dutch]	'Starry Night', a famous painting by Dutch master Vincent Van Gogh					I
Stribor	HD 75898			the Slavic deity of the winds					I
Sualocin	α Del	'Nicolaus' spelled backwards		named for Italian astronomer Nicolaus Venator	A	B			I		K	P	R
Subra	ο Leo	al‑zubra	[Arabic]	the mane		B			I		K		R
Suhail	λ Vel	Suhayl	[Arabic]	[untranslated proper name]	A	B			I		K		R
Sulafat	γ Lyr	as‑sulḥafāh	[Arabic]	the tortoise	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Syrma	ι Vir	Σύρμα	[Greek]	the train of a dress	A		D		I		K		R
Tabit	π³ Ori	al‑thābit	[Arabic]	the endurer	A	B			I			P	R
Taika	HAT-P-40	taika	[Lithuanian]	peace					I
Taiyangshou	χ UMa	Tài Yáng Shǒu	[Chinese]	the guard of the sun	A				I	J
Taiyi	8 Dra	Tài Yī	[Chinese]	the first great one	A				I	J
Talitha	ι UMa	al‑qafza al‑thālitha	[Arabic]	the third leap of the gazelles (with Alkaphrah)	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Tangra	WASP-21	Teŋri	[Old Turkic]	the supreme celestial deity					I
Tania Australis	μ UMa	al‑qafza al‑thāniya / australis	[Arabic/Latin]	the second southern leap of the gazelles	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Tania Borealis	λ UMa	al‑qafzat al‑thāniya / borealis	[Arabic/Latin]	the second northern leap of the gazelles	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Tapecue	HD 63765	tapecué	[Guarani]	the eternal path					I
Tarazed	γ Aql	shāhīn‑i tarāzū	[Persian]	the scale-beam	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Tarf	β Cnc	aţ‑ţarf	[Arabic]	the glance	A				I				R
Taygeta	19 Tau	Ταϋγέτη	[Greek]	one of the Pleiades	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Tegmine	ζ¹ Cnc	tegimen	[Latin]	the covering	A				I		K		R
Tejat	μ Gem	al‑taḥāyī	[Arabic]	the rain bringers	A				I		K	P			U
Terebellum	ω Sgr	Τετράπλευρον	[Greek]	the quadrilateral	A				I				R
Tevel	HAT-P-9	tevel	[Hebrew]	the universe					I
Theemin	υ² Eri	bhmn	[Arabic]	the bend in the river	A	B			I		K	P	R
Thuban	α Dra	ath‑thuʿbān	[Arabic]	the serpent	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Tiaki	β Gru	tiaki	[Maori]	to guard					I
Tianguan	ζ Tau	Tiān Guān	[Chinese]	the celestial gate					I	J
Tianyi	7 Dra	Tiān Yī	[Chinese]	the celestial great one					I	J
Timir	HD 148427	timir	[Bengali]	darkness					I
Tislit	WASP-161	tislit	[Amazigh]	the bride					I
Titawin	υ And	Tétouan		a settlement in northern Morocco					I
Tojil	WASP-22		[K'iche']	a Mayan deity of rain, storms and fire					I
Toliman	α Cen B	al‑ẓalīmān	[Arabic]	the two male ostriches		B			I		K
Tonatiuh	HD 104985	Ōllin Tōnatiuh	[Aztec]	the Aztec god of the sun					I
Torcular	ο Psc	torcularis septentrionalis	[Latin]	the wine press	A				I				R
Tuiren	HAT-P-36		[Irish]	a relative of legendary Irish hunter/warrior Fionn mac Cumhaill					I
Tupā	HD 108147		[Guarani]	the supreme deity who created the universe					I
Tupi	HD 23079			an indigenous people of South America					I
Tureis	ρ Pup	al‑turais	[Arabic]	the little shield	A				I		K	P
Ukdah	ι Hya	al‑ʿuqdah	[Arabic]	the knot	A				I				R
Uklun	HD 102117	uklun	[Pitkern]	us or we					I
Unukalhai	α Ser	ʿunuq al‑ḥayya	[Arabic]	the neck of the serpent	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Unurgunite	σ CMa		[Boroong]	the mythological figure who fought the moon					I
Uruk	HD 231701	URUUNUG	[Akkadian]	an ancient Mesopotamian city					I
Vega	α Lyr	al‑nasr al‑wāqiʿ	[Arabic]	the swooping vulture	A	B	D	E	I		K	P	R		U
Veritate	14 And	veritas	[Latin]	truth					I
Vindemiatrix	ε Vir	vindemiatrix	[Latin]	the grape gatherer	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Wasat	δ Gem	wasṭ	[Arabic]	the middle	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Wazn	β Col	al‑wazn	[Arabic]	the measure	A		D		I		K	P	R		U
Wezen	δ CMa	al‑wazn	[Arabic]	the measure	A	B			I		K		R
Wurren	ζ Phe	Wurren	[Wardaman]	the mythological child of Dungdung					I
Xamidimura	μ¹ Sco	xami di mura	[Khoikhoi]	the eyes of the lion					I
Xihe	HD 173416	Xīhé	[Chinese]	the goddess of the sun					I
Xuange	λ Boo	Xuán Gē	[Chinese]	the somber lance					I
Yed Posterior	ε Oph	yad al‑jawzāʾ / posterior	[Arabic/Latin]	the back hand of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Yed Prior	δ Oph	yad al‑jawzāʾ / posterior	[Arabic/Latin]	the front hand of al‑Jawzāʾ	A	B	D		I		K	P	R		U
Yildun	δ UMi	yildiz	[Turkish]	the star	A	B			I		K	P	R
Zaniah	η Vir	zāwiyat al‑ʿawwāʾ	[Arabic]	the angle	A		D		I		K		R
Zaurak	γ Eri	az‑zawraq	[Arabic]	the boat	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Zavijava	β Vir	zāwiyat ul‑ʿawwāʾ	[Arabic]	the angle	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Zhang	υ¹ Hya	Zhāng Xiù	[Chinese]	the extended net	A				I	J
Zibal	ζ Eri	al‑riʾāl	[Arabic]	the young ostriches	A	B			I		K	P	R		U
Zosma	δ Leo	Ζωσμα	[Greek]	the girdle or loin cloth	A	B	D		I		K	P	R
Zubenelgenubi	α² Lib	zubānā al‑janūbiyya	[Arabic]	the southern claw of the scorpion	A	B	D		I		K		R		U
Zubenelhakrabi	γ Lib	zubānā al‑ʿaqrab	[Arabic]	the claws of the scorpion	A	B			I						U
Zubeneschamali	β Lib	zubānā al‑shamāliyya	[Arabic]	the northern claw of the scorpion	A	B	D		I		K		R		U