His childhood name was spelled 徳松 (Tokumatsu) however later changed the spelling to 得松 (Tokumatsu) or 得 (Toku) in order to avoid overlapping with his teacher, Kaishin SHINODA's real name since it was considered rude.
幼名は徳松、のちに師の篠田芥津の諱を避けて得松または得とした。