The station is named for the nearby square which was in turn named for the assassinated industrial leader and foreign minister of Germany Walther Rathenau. A portrait of Rathenau adorns the walls of the station and there is also a portrait of the father of Zionism, Theodor Herzl.
The station's name is derived from the nearby square, which was named after Walther Rathenau, an industrial leader and foreign minister who was assassinated. The station features portraits of both Rathenau and Theodor Herzl, a prominent figure in Zionism.