Her name is written as 弥都波能売神 (Mizuhanome no kami) in the Kojiki (The Record of Ancient Matters) and 罔象女神 (Mitsuhame no kami) in the Nihonshoki (Chronicles of Japan) respectively.
古事記では弥都波能売神（みづはのめのかみ）、日本書紀では罔象女神（みつはのめのかみ）と表記する。