 "α Corvi" (Latinised to "Alpha Corvi") is the star's Bayer designation.It bore the traditional names "Al Chiba" (Arabic "ألخبا" "al-xibā" "tent") and "Al Minliar al Ghurab" (Arabic "منقار الغراب" "al-manxar al-ghurab") or "Minkar al Ghurab".The latter appeared in the catalogue of stars in the "Calendarium" of Al Achsasi al Mouakket, which was translated into Latin as "Rostrum Corvi" (beak of the crow).