During the amalgamation of Buddhism with the indigenous religion Shinto, the shrines were named Sanno, Sanno-Gongen, Hiyoshi-Sanno, and the like, and now they are nicknamed Sanno-san.
神仏習合期には山王（さんのう。山王権現、日吉山王など）と称され、今日でも山王さんの愛称で親しまれている。