The name of the title of the imperial household comes from the fact that the house, over generations after Prince Kuninaga, was located in Kuzono County Kidera Temple (near Ninna-ji Temple) in Rakusei.
宮家号の由来は、邦良親王以下の代々の殿宅が洛西の葛野郡木寺（仁和寺付近）にあったことによるという。