It is said that Meki was a common name for some of Fudo-son in the past possibly due to remnants from the days when Goshiki Fudo was an urban legend, but it is now difficult to understand the whole truth of these stories while the popularity of the name Meki seemed apparent.
五色不動が都市伝説だった頃の名残か、一部の不動尊では過去に通称として親しまれたとも語られており、目黄の名の流行が覗える一方で、今となってはこれらの全容を把握することは難しい。