Suhail

Suhail (also spelled Sohail or Suheyl; Arabic: سهيل‎) 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:

• λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn, "The Bright Star of the Weight" ('Suhail' in Celestia)
• 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

Given name

• Suhail al-Abdool, Emirati TV and music video director
• Suhail Abualsameed, community worker
• Sohail Ahmed, Pakistani comedian
• Süheyl Batum, Turkish academic
• Sohail Butt, Pakistani cricketer
• Suhail A. Khan, American activist
• Sohail Sen, Indian film composer
• Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer
• Suheyl Umar, Pakistani scholar
• Suhail Al Zarooni, Emirati businessman