Suhail or sometimes transliterated as Suhayl, is derived from the Arabic word سَھْل (sahl) meaning “level; even; smooth, easy.” It is the Arabic name of the second brightest star known in the western world as Canopus. It’s appearance in the skies have traditionally been linked with the end of summer in the Arab world. It is the name of a few other stars.
It was also borne by one of the contemporaries of the Prophet Mohammed, known as Suhayl ibn ʿAmr (6th-century C.E).
Suhail appeared in the U.K. Top 1000 between 1996-2002, peaking at #694 in 1997. Its Urdu form of Sohail appeared in the U.K. Top 1000 between 1996-2007 and peaked at #305 in 1997.
Other forms include:
- Suhajl (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Süheyl (Azeri, Turkish)
- Suhejlo (Bosnian)
- Suhӏajlʹ СухӀайль (Chechen)
- Suheyl (Kurdish)
- Souhail (Maghrebi Arabic)
- Soheil سهیل (Persian)
- Sohail سہیل (Urdu)
It’s feminine form is Suhaila or Suhayla سهيلة
Other forms include:
- Suhajla (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Suhejla (Albanian, Bosnian)
- Süheyla (Azeri, Turkish)
- Souhaila (Maghrebi Arabic)
- Soheila سهیلا (Persian)
- Sohaila سہیل (Urdu)
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