In "Kojiki" (The Records of Ancient Matters), the names of these gods are written, respectively, "足名椎命" and "手名椎命" in kanji, while "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) writes them "脚摩乳" and "手摩乳."
『古事記』では足名椎命・手名椎命、『日本書紀』は脚摩乳・手摩乳と表記する。