Submitted NameRevisions Save Gender Feminine Usage Astronomy Other Forms FormsCappella Edit Status Status [show contributorshide contributors] Added 8/28/2007 by Amy Hale Edited 12/16/2011 by SeaHorse15 Meaning & History This is the brightest star in the constellation Auriga. Its name is from Latin Capra "she-goat" with a diminutive suffix. In Roman mythology, the star represented the goat AMALTHEA.