Etymology
It has the traditional names Aspidiske, Scutulum and Turais (Tureis). Turais is from the Arabic تُرَيْس turais "shield (diminutive)", while Aspidiske and Scutulum are the Greek and Latin translations, the diminutives of ασπίδα and scūtum "shield".
In Chinese, 海石 (Hǎi Dàn), meaning Sea Rock, refers to an asterism consisting of ι Carinae, ε Carinae, HD 83183, HD 84810 and υ Carinae . Consequently, ι Carinae itself is known as 海石二 (Hǎi Dàn èr, English: the Second Star of Sea Rock.)
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