Name Acrab Gender Genderless Usage Astronomy Pronounced Pron. /ˈæk.ræb/ Other Forms FormsAkrab Elacrab Edit Status Status1. basic formatting Meaning & History Acrab is a name of a star in constellation Scorpius, also known as Beta Scorpii. Beta Scorpii bore the traditional names Acrab, Akrab or Elacrab, all deriving from the Arabic name (Arabic: العقرب) al-'Aqrab "the Scorpion"