As no particular name was given to her, she was referred to by various titles as she grew, such as "Akashi no nyogo" (a high-ranking lady in the court (a consort of an emperor)), "Akashi no chugu" (the second consort of an emperor) and so on, however, she was never referred to with a name prefixed by "Akashi no" in the novel.
これといった呼称がないため、成長するごとに便宜上明石の女御、明石の中宮などのように肩書を変えて呼ばれるが、作中で「明石の～」と冠することはない。