Among various Myoseki entertainer names (including eminent `tomena` (pinnacle) and `iemoto` (school/troupe leader)-like names) the prominent names are sometimes specifically called Dai-Myoseki (literally meaning great Myoseki).
こうした止め名や家元的名跡などを含めて、名跡のうちでも大なるものを特に大名跡と呼ぶことがある。