'괘릉'이라고 부르는 것은 무덤의 구덩이를 팔 때 물이 괴어 널[棺]을 걸어[掛] 묻었다는 전설에 따른 것이다.
It is called "Gwoereung Royal Tomb" according to the legend that when the pit of the tomb was dug, water broke out and it had to be buried by the coffin hanging.