Etymology
The title Altais was derived from Arabic Al Tāis, "the Goat", the association of this star, along with π Dra, ρ Dra and ε Dra (Tyl). According to the catalogue of stars in the Technical Memorandum 33-507 - A Reduced Star Catalog Containing 537 Named Stars, Al Tāis or Tais were the title for three stars :δ Dra as Altais, π Dra as Tais I and ρ Dra as Tais II (exclude ε Dra).
In Chinese, 天廚 (Tiān Chú, Tien Choo), meaning Celestial Kitchen or Heaven's Kitchen, refers to an asterism consisting of δ Draconis, σ Draconis, ε Draconis, ρ Draconis, 64 Draconis and π Draconis. Consequently, δ Draconis itself is known as 天廚一 (Tiān Chú yī, English: the First Star of Celestial Kitchen.)
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