"Capella" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: From Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|capella||she-goat; kid}} Latin capella (“she-goat; kid”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Capella
  1. (astronomy): A bright double star in the constellation Auriga; Alpha (α) Aurigae. Categories (topical): Stars Translations (the brightest star in the constellation Auriga): Αἴξ (Aíx) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), العَيُّوق (al-ʕayyūq) [masculine] (Arabic), 五車二 (Chinese Cantonese), 五车二 (ng⁵ ce¹ ji⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 五車二 (Chinese Mandarin), 五车二 (Wǔchē'èr) (Chinese Mandarin), Capella [feminine] (Dutch), Capella (Estonian), Capella [feminine] (French), Capella (German), Capella [feminine] (Italian), カペラ (Kapera) (Japanese), بزبان (bozbân) (Persian), Капе́лла (Kapélla) (Russian), Capella [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-Capella-en-name-4slynMMs Categories (other): Ancient Greek links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Capellas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Catalan Capella. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ca|Capella}} Catalan Capella Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Capella (plural Capellas)
  1. A surname from Catalan. Related terms: Capella Island
    Sense id: en-Capella-en-name-x85ZJ1Ct Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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