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[Facts] Rigel
Rigel-Arabic, name of a star. It is listed under male. I am the only person I have ever met with this name, and I am female.
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Rigel is a rare name and certainly has been given on occasion to girls as well as boys, but I do think that the boys are still ahead overall on this one.The name of the star, by the way, goes back to Arabic rijl, “foot”, because it is in the foot of the constellation Orion.
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