Instead, his name comprises exclusively of 'taka' (隆), which is a henki (a portion of the name of a person in high rank, which is given to a retainer to show the subordination), and 'kage' (景), which is a tsuji of the Takehara-Kobayakawa clan.
そのかわり、大内義隆からの偏諱「隆」と竹原小早川家の通字「景」で構成されている。