Named after the nearby Paracelsus-Bad, an indoor swimming pool.
The pool on Roedernallee opened in 1960, the first indoor pool built in Berlin after the Second World War. Its name was chosen by a jury from suggestions sent in by 365 secondary-school pupils; Paracelsus (1493/94–1541) was a Swiss physician and alchemist. The station, opened in 1987, echoes the theme: white, sanitary-style wall tiles recall swimming baths, and columns pictured on the walls recall Roman baths.