On the other hand, 'Nene' was a very common name that began to appear in the Kamakura period (there were several ladies named Nene who lived in Kodaiin's age, including Nagamasa KURODA's wife, Eihime; Yorishige SUWA's wife, Nene; Toshitsune MAEDA's wife, Tamahime; and Naomasa NANBU's wife).
いっぽう「ねね」は鎌倉時代あたりから現れ、非常に頻繁に用いられる女性名である（同時代にも黒田長政栄姫、諏訪頼重(戦国時代)禰々、前田利常珠姫、南部直政室など複数見られる）。