Also, even though his childhood name is widely known as 蘭丸 (Ranmaru), it is written as 乱 (Ran), 乱丸 (Ranmaru), or 乱法師 (Ran Hoshi) in all of the historical materials from those days, indicating the letter '蘭' (Ran) was created in later generations.
また、幼名は蘭丸の名で流布しているが、当時の史料は全て乱、乱丸、乱法師と表記されており、「蘭」の文字は後世に創作的に充てられたものである。