 "ζ Phoenicis" (Latinised to "Zeta Phoenicis") is the system's Bayer designation.The designations of the three constituents as "ζ Phoenicis A", "B" and "C", and those of "A's" components - "ζ Phoenicis Aa" and "Ab" - derive from the convention used by the Washington Multiplicity Catalog (WMC) for multiple star systems, and adopted by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).The system bore the traditional name "Wurren" in the culture of the Wardaman people of the Northern territory of Australia, meaning "child", but in this context refers to a "Little Fish", a star adjacent to Achernar (Gawalyan = porcupine or echidna) to whom little fish provides water..