Alkaid

Meaning

Proper Noun

• A star in the constellation of Ursa Major, the east-most star of the Plough

Related

Similar words

• Eta Ursae Majoris
• Benetnash

Origin

• From Arabic القَائِدُ البَنَاتِ النَعْش ("the leader of the girls at the bier"), from قَائِد + بَنَات plural of بِنْت + نَعْش. With reference to the mourners at the funeral of Calypso (who became the Great Bear).