Etymology
It has the traditional names Deneb el Okab, from an Arabic term ذنب العقاب ðanab al-cuqāb meaning "the tail of the falcon", and the Mandarin names Woo and Yuë, derived from and represent the state Wu (吳), an old state was located at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and Yue (越), an old state in Zhejiang province (together with 19 Capricorni or ψ Capricorni in R.H.Allen's version, in Twelve States asterism). According to the R.H. Allen's works, it shares names with ε Aquilae.
In Chinese, 天市左垣 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán), meaning Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure, refers to an asterism which is represent eleven old states in China which is marking the left borderline of the enclosure, consisting of ζ Aquilae, δ Herculis, λ Herculis, μ Herculis, ο Herculis, 112 Herculis, θ1 Serpentis, η Serpentis, ν Ophiuchi, ξ Serpentis and η Ophiuchi. Consequently, ζ Aquilae itself is known as 天市左垣六 (Tiān Shì Zuǒ Yuán liù, English: the Sixth Star of Left Wall of Heavenly Market Enclosure), represent the states which have mentioned above.
In the catalogue of stars in the Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket, this star was designated Dzeneb al Tair (from ذنب الطائر - ðanab aṭ-ṭā’ir), which was translated into Latin as Cauda (Vulturis) Volantis, meaning the eagle's tail.
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