'algieba' originates from Arabic, specifically the word 'الجبهة' (al-jabha), where 'al-' meant 'the' and 'jabha' meant 'forehead' or 'mane'.

'الجبهة' transformed into the Latin word 'Algiebha,' and eventually became the modern English word 'algieba'.

Initially, it referred to the 'forehead' or 'mane' of the lion, and over time it evolved into its current meaning as a star name.