SUHAYL is an Arabic term meaning handsome, brilliant, noble, glorious, easy-going, and peaceful. It is commonly used as a male name and also refers to a number of stars:
It is a shortened version of the traditional names of two stars in the
constellation Vela:
1, λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn, "
The Bright Star of the Weight" ('Suhail' in Celestia)
2, γ Velorum, Al Suhail al Muhlif ('Regor' in Celestia)
Suhail Hadar (سهيل هدار), "
The Bright Star of the Ground", is another name for Naos in Puppis
The term has also sometimes been used in reference to Canopus (α Carinae), the second brightest star in the night sky
