In her home town, Kawagoe (present Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture), as she moved to Kyoto for marriage, she was called 'Kyohime' (Princess of Kyoto) while in Hiraizumi-cho (Iwate Prefecture), she was called 'Kitanokata' (the woman living in the north of the house; wife) which was the title of a nobleman's wife.
故郷である河越（川越市）では、京へ嫁いだ姫である事から京姫（きょうひめ）と呼ばれており、平泉町では貴人の妻の敬称である北の方（きたのかた）と呼ばれている。