| Megalē Arktos | Greek | Ursa Major |
| 〈Ἄρκτος〉 Arktos ‘Ursa Major’ | Greek | Ursa Major , Ursa Major + Ursa Minor , north |
| 〈Ἄμαξα〉 Amaxa ‘Ursa Major’ | Greek | Ursa Major |
| 〈Μικρὰ Ἄρκτος〉 Mikra Arktos ‘Ursa Minor’ | Greek | Ursa Minor |
| 〈ἀρκτικὸς κύκλος〉 arktikos kuklos ‘arctic circle’ | Greek | arctic circle |
| 〈ἐμπρόσθιος πούς τῆς Μεγάλης Ἄρκτου〉 emprosthios pous tēs Megalēs Arktou ‘front foot of the Great Bear’ | Greek | front foot of the Great Bear |
| 〈msḫ.ṱ〉 ‘Ursa Major’ | Egyptian | Ursa Major |
| 〈ḫpš〉 ‘Ursa Major’ | Egyptian | Ursa Major |
| 〈ϣⲱⲡϣ〉 šôpš ‘Ursa Major’ | Egyptian | Ursa Major |
| 〈עַיִשׁ〉 ʿayiš ‘Aldebaran? Ursa Major? Leo?’ | Hebrew | Aldebaran? Ursa Major? Leo? |
| 〈septentriones〉 ‘Ursa Major’ | Latin | Ursa Major |