His name is written as 志那都比古神 (Shinatsuhiko no kami) in the Kojiki (The record of Ancient Matters) and as 級長津彦命 (Shinatsuhiko no mikoto) in the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) respectively.
古事記では志那都比古神（しなつひこのかみ）、日本書紀では級長津彦命（しなつひこのみこと）と表記される。