ðə spˈiːsiːz wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðə nˈeɪm ˈækɹæv ˌɪsɹɐtʃɐnˈɑːni, fɹʌmðə hˈiːbɹuː wˈɜːd fɔːɹ skˈoːɹpiən, "ˈækɹæv", ænd ˈɑːnɚɹɪŋ ðə ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃɚz hˌuː aɪdˈɛntᵻfˌaɪd ɪt, ˈɪzɹiːəl nˈɑːmən ænd hˈɑːnən dˈɪmɛntmən.
The species was given the name Akrav israchanani, from the Hebrew word for scorpion, "akrav", and honouring the researchers who identified it, Israel Naaman and Hanan Dimentman.