In the beginning, he called himself "feces", looking down on himself because he deserted his own family; however, Hideyoshi forgave his past mistakes and let him be renamed as Dokun.
はじめは妻子を見捨てて逃亡した自分を嘲って「道糞」と名乗っていたが、秀吉は村重の過去の過ちを許し、「道薫」に改めさせたと言われている。