Malay Names · Girl
Vega name meaning
“name of a star; from Arabic wāqiʿ, 'falling'”
- Letters
- 4
- Syllables
- 2●●
- First letter
- V
- Origin
- Arabic · European
- Category
- Malay Names
- Gender
- ♀ Girl
Vega is a girl's name taken from a star name that comes from the Arabic wāqiʿ, 'falling'.
What does Vega mean?
Name of a star; from Arabic wāqiʿ, 'falling'
In Malay: nama bintang; daripada Arab wāqiʿ 'jatuh'
About the name Vega
Vega is the name of a star in Lyra. The star's name comes from the Arabic phrase an-nasr al-wāqiʿ, 'the falling eagle', via Medieval Latin. Vega is also a Spanish word for a fertile lowland.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Vega · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
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