β Canum Venaticorum (Latinised to Beta Canum Venaticorum) is the star's Bayer designation.
In Chinese, (), meaning Imperial Guards, refers to an asterism consisting of Beta Canum Venaticorum, Alpha Canum Venaticorum, 10 Canum Venaticorum, 6 Canum Venaticorum, 2 Canum Venaticorum, and 67 Ursae Majoris [REF].