 The WGSN's first bulletin of July 2016 included a table of the first two batches of names approved by the WGSN; which included "Nihal" for this star.In Chinese, (), meaning "Toilet", refers to an asterism consisting of β Leporis, α Leporis, γ Leporis and δ Leporis.Consequently, the Chinese name for β Leporis itself is (), "the Second Star of Toilet".