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BoyPronounced English /ˈbiː.təl.d͡ʒuːz/

Betelgeuse

A name meaning "the hand of Jawza".

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Betelgeuse is a boy name meaning "the hand of Jawza".

Pronunciation: English /ˈbiː.təl.d͡ʒuːz/.

GenderBoy
Meaningthe hand of Jawza
PronunciationEnglish /ˈbiː.təl.d͡ʒuːz/

Meaning and history

The name of the star that marks the right shoulder of the constellation Orion. It is derived from Arabic يد الجوزا (yad al-Jawzā) meaning "the hand of Jawza". جوزا (Jawzā) meaning "central one" was the old Arabic name for the constellation Orion (also for Gemini).

Notes and context

Usage: astronomy