Only if the middle name is Betelgeuse.

Reminds me of Farscape and makes me smile, but not for a reason that you'd want associated with your child. Please give your child a name that will look good on a resume.

Well, when I saw the threat name, the first thing I thought was "Like in Star Trek?" and I'm not even that huge a Trekkie.
So then, of course, I had to google it and find out why I remembered it from Star Trek. There are apparently several references to different Rigel planets in ST, but probably the most significant is from the pilot episode from the first ST, which takes place on Rigel VII.

I would think you were astronomers. If you were not astronomers, I would think you tried way too hard to come up with a unique name for your child.

I like the suggestion for Cyrus.

If you can't pronounce it, no.

it makes me think of kegels and Katherine Heigl and other stuff that no one wants to think about. Don't.

Anonymous wrote:I like Rigel a lot and I am well aware it's a star in Orion. I would never consider pronouncing incorrectly. I wouldn't instantly think about Star Trek but I would think you were astronomy buffs. If you aren't interested in studying up on your constellations, maybe you should go ahead and consider a more conventional name.

FWIW, my first two have biblical names but my 3rd does not. It just went that way.

I love astronomy and the history behind star/celestial names. The correct pronunciation of Rigel is also the phonetic pronunciation so I don't know why the confusion. And it's not exactly an obscure star.


My first 1st has a botanical name, 2nd an old Germanic name, and 3rd will be a biblical name if it's a girl or old English name if it's a boy. Honestly there are no rules about sibling names having to "match".

Not a fan, and as a Trekkie, it wouldn't even register. It's not like you're calling him Riker.

The first kid's name could be Roman.

Anonymous wrote:This is Larla's little brother.

Just no.

But... it could be the new "Aiden"! Just think of the possibilities!

Instead of Aiden. Braden. Caden. Hayden. Jayden. Kayden...

We could have Bigel. Higel. Lygel. Nigel... The possibilities are endless.

Whew, Rigel is an ugly, ugly name.

Anonymous wrote:I have a cousin named Rigel. I must say, we are European and the name sounds lovely in our language (pronounced Reeghel with soft l at end). Don't like the way Americans pronounce it, plus most take a guess at pronouncing it so you hear multiple variations.

Wtf is a "soft L"? Does the letter L have more than one pronunciation?

Anonymous wrote:Rigel is pretty rough. I would pronounce it to rhyme with wiggle. Or I guess just like wriggle.

Lol

Anonymous wrote:I think it's pretty rough. I had no idea about pronunciation until I read through this thread. It's ripe for taunting in numerous ways. I would go with a "real" name.

Real would be a better name than Rigel.

I think it's pretty rough. I had no idea about pronunciation until I read through this thread. It's ripe for taunting in numerous ways. I would go with a "real" name.