Suhail (disambiguation)

Suhail (also spelled Souhail, Sohail, Suhalé, Shuhail, Suheyl, Suhayl, Sahil, Suheil, Suhel, Sohayl, Sohel, Soheil, Suhaili, Sahil, Süheyl; Persian: سهیل; Arabic: سهيل) is a word which traces its origins to the Arabic and Persian languages. It is commonly used as a male given name in the Near East, North Africa, Asian Subcontinent, South East Asia and also refers to a number of stars typically seen near the southern horizon.

• It is a shortened version of the traditional names of three stars in the constellation Argo Navis:

• λ Velorum, Al Suhail al Wazn, now officially named Suhail by the IAU Working Group on Star Names
• γ Velorum, Al Suhail al Muhlif, also known as Regor
• ζ Puppis, Suhail Hadar, also known as Naos

• The term has also been used for Canopus (α Carinae), the second-brightest star in the night sky.

Given name

• Suhayl ibn Amr, A famous speaker during early Islamic history
• Sohail Ahmed, Pakistani comedian
• Soheil Ayari, French-Iranian race car driver
• Süheyl Batum, Turkish academic
• Suhail Nayyar, Bollywood actor
• Sohail Butt, Pakistani cricketer
• Suhail Galadari, Emirati Businessman,Khaleej Times
• Sohail Khan, Bollywood actor/director
• Suhail A. Khan, American activist
• Sohail Sen, Indian film composer
• Sohail Tanvir, Pakistani cricketer and sports player