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