Editing Alpha Persei (section)

== Nomenclature ==
''α Persei'' is the star's [[Bayer designation]].

The star also bore the traditional names Mirfak and Algenib, which are [[Arabic]] in origin. The former, meaning 'Elbow' and also written Mirphak, Marfak or Mirzac, comes from the Arabic ''Mirfaq al-Thurayya'', while Algenib, also spelt Algeneb, Elgenab, Gęnib, Chenib or Alchemb, is derived from الجنب ''al-janb'', or الجانب ''al-jānib'', 'the flank' or 'side'.<ref name="allen1899"/><ref name="pa52_3_14"/> and was also the traditional name for [[Gamma Pegasi]].<ref>[https://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Topics/astronomy/_Texts/secondary/ALLSTA/Pegasus*.html Pegasus]</ref> In 2016, the [[International Astronomical Union]] organized a [[Working Group on Star Names]] (WGSN)<ref name="WGSN">{{cite web | url=https://www.iau.org/science/scientific_bodies/working_groups/280/ | title=IAU Working Group on Star Names (WGSN)|access-date=22 May 2016}}</ref> to catalog and standardize proper names for stars. The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016<ref name="WGSN1">{{cite web | url=http://www.pas.rochester.edu/~emamajek/WGSN/WGSN_bulletin1.pdf | title=Bulletin of the IAU Working Group on Star Names, No. 1 |access-date=28 July 2016}}</ref> included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included ''Mirfak'' for this star (Gamma Pegasi was given the name ''Algenib'').

''Hinaliʻi'' is the name of the star in [[Native Hawaiian]] astronomy. The name of the star is meant to commemorate a great [[tsunami]] and mark the beginning of the migration of Maui. According to some [[Hawaiian folklore]], Hinaliʻi is the point of separation between the Earth and the sky that happened during the creation of the [[Milky Way]].<ref name="malamalama29_2_8"/>

Assemani alluded to a title on the Borgian globe, ''Mughammid'' (مغمد), or ''Muliammir al Thurayya'' (ملىمرٱلطرى), the Concealer of the [[Pleiades]], which, from its location, may be for this star.<ref name="allen1899"/>

This star, together with [[γ Persei]], [[δ Persei]], [[η Persei]], [[σ Persei]] and [[ψ Persei]], has been called ''the Segment of Perseus''.<ref name="allen1899">{{cite book
 | last=Allen
 | first=R. H.
 | date=1963
 | author-link=Richard Hinckley Allen
 | title=Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning
 | url=https://archive.org/details/starnamestheirlo00alle/page/331
 | access-date=2012-09-04
 | edition=Reprint
 | publisher=Dover Publications
 | location=New York
 | isbn=978-0-486-21079-7
 | page=[https://archive.org/details/starnamestheirlo00alle/page/331 331]
 | url-access=registration
 }}</ref>

In [[Chinese astronomy|Chinese]], {{lang|zh|天船}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Chuán}}), meaning ''[[Stomach (Chinese constellation)|Celestial Boat]]'', refers to an [[Asterism (astronomy)|asterism]] consisting of α Persei, γ Persei, δ Persei, η Persei, [[μ Persei]], [[ψ Persei]], [[48 Persei]] and [[HD 27084]]. Consequently, the [[Chinese star names|Chinese name]] for α Persei itself is {{lang|zh|天船三}} ({{lang|zh-Latn|Tiān Chuán sān}}, {{langx|en|the Third Star of Celestial Boat}}).<ref>{{in lang|zh}} [http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060711.html AEEA (Activities of Exhibition and Education in Astronomy) 天文教育資訊網 2006 年 7 月 11 日] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204114123/http://aeea.nmns.edu.tw/2006/0607/ap060711.html |date=2012-02-04 }}</ref>