Named after the Möckernbrücke, the bridge carrying Möckernstraße over the Landwehrkanal.
The station lies under and above the banks of the Landwehrkanal, between the Möckernbrücke and the Großbeerenbrücke. The bridge, built in 1898–1899, takes its name from Möckernstraße. It is usually linked to Möckern near Leipzig, where General Ludwig Yorck von Wartenburg defeated Napoleon’s troops during the Battle of the Nations in October 1813, though it may also recall his victory at Möckern near Magdeburg in April 1813.