Names such as Taro and Jiro do no always correspond to the order in which they are born. For example, although Hideie UKITA was a second son, his childhood name was "Hachiro" (meaning the "eighth" son), and in other cases, a predecessor's name was handed down, as seen in the case of Shirojiro CHAYA.
なお、太郎、次郎・・・という名は必ずしも出生順と一致せず、例えば宇喜多秀家は次男であるが「八郎」であったり、茶屋四郎次郎のように代々襲名される場合もあった。