 This star, along with Eta Ceti (Deneb Algenubi), Theta Ceti (Thanih Al Naamat), Tau Ceti (Thalath Al Naamat), and Upsilon Ceti, formed "Al Naʽāmāt" ('ألنعامة), "the Hen Ostriches".In Chinese, (), meaning "Square Celestial Granary", refers to an asterism consisting of Zeta Ceti, Iota Ceti, Theta Ceti, Eta Ceti, Tau Ceti and 57 Ceti.Consequently, the Chinese name for Zeta Ceti itself is (, ).