The name Złoty Stok means "golden hillside" in Polish and is a reference to the fact that a gold deposit was mined here in the Middle Ages. Its Czech name is applied to the neighbouring mountain range, the Rychleby Mountains ().
Złoty Stok, meaning "Golden Hillside," is both the name of a location and a reference to its historical gold mining past. The neighboring Rychleby Mountains are similarly named, reflecting their connection to this history.