Date
Name Alkaid
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Other Forms FormsElkeid; Benetnash; Benetnasch
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Meaning & History
Means "the leader", derived from Arabic قائد بنات نعش qā'id bināt naʿsh, meaning "leader of the daughters of the bier". This is the traditional name of the star Eta Ursae Majoris in the constellation Ursa Major.