The name of "Kikkawa" subsequently became established during the times of Tsunemoto KIKKAWA, the great commander who was referred to as Oni Kikkawa (literally, Kikkawa, the devil) (the nickname of Tsunemoto KIKKAWA).
この後、“吉川”と名前が固まるのは鬼吉川と呼ばれた名将・吉川経基の頃である。