The name "Kanda" of Kanda Myojin, according to one theory, is said to be derived from the word for body, "karada," representing the torso of Masakado after he was decapitated; the name of the area where the burial mound of Masakado's torso is located in Bando City is "Kadoyama" (the first two characters are written with the same two characters as Kanda).
神田明神の「かんだ」は、首を斬られて殺された将門の胴体、つまり「からだ」が変化したものという説もあるし、坂東市内の胴塚周辺の地名は「神田山（かどやま）」である。