井宿三的英文名字Alhena出自阿拉伯的الهنعه Al Han'ah,意思為"頭部"(駱駝的頸部);另一個備用的名字Almeisan 是阿拉伯語的المیسان Al Maisan,意思是閃耀的。Al Hanʽah的名稱與下列的恆星相關聯,包括井宿一(雙子座μ,Tejat Posterior)、井宿二(雙子座ν)、銊(雙子座η,Tejat Prior)和井宿四(雙子座ξ,Alzirr)。它們也與Al Nuḥātai相關聯,是有著雙峰的駱駝[12]。
在Calendarium of Al Achsasi Al Mouakket這本恆星目錄中,這顆恆星的名稱是, Nir al Henat,是從拉丁文Prima του al Henat翻過去的,意思是明亮的Al Henat[13]。
在中文,井宿 (Jǐng Su)是中國的星官,類似於西方的星座,屬於這個星官的有雙子座γ、μ(井宿一)、ν(井宿二)、ξ(井宿四)、ε(井宿五)、36(井宿六)、ζ(井宿七)、λ(井宿八)[14]。雙子座γ是井宿三(Jǐng Su sān,意思就是井宿的第三顆星[15]。
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