Arabic, short for نير الفكّة nayyir al-fakka "the bright (star) of the broken (ring of stars)". Gemma is Latin for "jewel". Gnosia is Greek (from γνωσία in Hellenistic common and γνῶσις in ancient Greek, which means knowledge), short for Gnōsia stella corōnæ "star of the crown of Knossos". Asteroth is Hebrew, עשתרות '‘ašterôt "Astarte (idols)" and mainly referred to the constellation. As the brightest star in Corona Borealis, it lent its name to Alphekka Meridiana, the brightest in the constellation of Corona Australis. The International Astronomical Union Working Group on Star Names (WGSN) has chosen Alphecca as the formal name for this star. The term nayyir al-fakka or Nir al Feccah appeared in the Al Achsasi Al Mouakket catalogue. In Chinese, (), meaning Coiled Thong, refers to an asterism consisting of Alpha Coronae Borealis, Pi Coronae Borealis, Theta Coronae Borealis, Beta Coronae Borealis, Gamma Coronae Borealis, Delta Coronae Borealis, Epsilon Coronae Borealis, Iota Coronae Borealis and Rho Coronae Borealis. Consequently, the Chinese name for Alpha Coronae Borealis itself is (, .). References G-type main-sequence stars A-type main-sequence stars Eclipsing binaries Ursa Major Moving Group Alphecca Corona Borealis Coronae Borealis, Alpha Durchmusterung objects Coronae Borealis, 05 139006 076267 5793