Vega

¹ American  

[vee-guh, vey-] / ˈvi gə, ˈveɪ- /

noun

1. Astronomy. a star of the first magnitude in the constellation Lyra.

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Vega ² American  

[vey-guh, ve-gah] / ˈveɪ gə, ˈvɛ gɑ /

noun

1. Lope de Lope Félix de Vega Carpio, 1562–1635, Spanish dramatist and poet.

2. Garcilaso de la Vega.

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Vega ¹ British  

/ ˈviːɡə /

noun

1. the brightest star in the constellation Lyra and one of the most conspicuous in the N hemisphere. It is part of an optical double star having a faint companion. Distance: 25.3 light years; spectral type: A0V

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Vega ² British  

/ ˈveɪɡə, ˈbeɣa /

noun

1. See Lope de Vega

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Vega Scientific  

/ vē′gə,vā′gə /

1. A star in the constellation Lyra and one of the five brightest stars in the night sky. It is a white main-sequence star in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram, with an apparent magnitude of 0.04. Vega, along with Altair and Deneb, form the Summer Triangle asterism. Scientific name: Alpha Lyra.

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Etymology

Origin of Vega

1630–40; < Medieval Latin < Arabic ( al-nasr-al- ) wāqiʿ (the) falling (eagle), originally designating the three stars Alpha, Epsilon and Zeta Lyrae

Example Sentences

As Héctor and the other paramedic, Julio César Vega, 28, entered the premises, a woman ran in wailing.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

“From its tech to its literal abundance of power, this electric pickup truck is fast, capable off-road, and the best-looking in its class,” wrote Gabriel Vega Cortés, editor of vehicle testing.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

In recent years, Barrera has been instrumental in shaping the sound of música Mexicana, working closely alongside the biggest acts in the genre, including Grupo Frontera, Peso Pluma, Neton Vega and Fuerza Regida.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

De La Vega said his experience as a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 4, 2026

It took me a minute to figure out which direction to head down Fordham Road, but Vega had found it already on his map.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore