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سُهَيْل
Suhail
su-HAYL
“Canopus, the star; ease.”
About Suhail
Suhail is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "canopus, the star; ease" — an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
A diminutive from the Arabic root س-ه-ل meaning 'smooth, easy'. Suhayl is also the Arabic name of Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, whose rising traditionally marked the end of the summer heat in Arabia.
Popular across the Arab world and South Asia (Sohail); Suheyl in Turkey.
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Also spelled
Suhayl, Sohail, Souhail, Suheyl
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning — and Suhail is one such word.
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Suhail
- What does the name Suhail mean?
- Suhail (سُهَيْل) means "Canopus, the star; ease". A diminutive from the Arabic root س-ه-ل meaning 'smooth, easy'. Suhayl is also the Arabic name of Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky, whose rising traditionally marked the end of the summer heat in Arabia.
- Is Suhail a name from the Qur'an?
- Suhail does not appear directly in the Qur'an in our verified records, though it is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only list a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Suhail a boy or a girl name?
- Suhail is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Suhail come from?
- Suhail is an Arabic name, built on the root letters S-H-L. Popular across the Arab world and South Asia (Sohail); Suheyl in Turkey.
- How is Suhail spelled?
- Suhail is the most common English spelling. The same Arabic name (سُهَيْل) is also written Suhayl, Sohail, Souhail, and Suheyl. They are one name, not different names — the spelling only reflects how each family or country transliterates the Arabic.
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