Boötes

Meaning

A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, called the “bear-guard” or the “herdsman”. It includes the fourth-brightest star in the night sky, Arcturus.

Synonyms

Herdsman

Bear Watcher

Translations

Bärenhüter

Bouvier

Βοώτης

Boote

Bootes

Boötes

Bover

Boyero

Boötes

Ossenhoeder

Çoban

Boötes

Boièr

Gavan

Pronounced as (IPA)

/boʊˈoʊtiːz/

Etymology

From Latin Boōtēs, the constellation, from Ancient Greek Βοώτης (Boṓtēs).