The subject was called 'Kidendo,' whereas the title, hakase, became 'Monjo hakase,' although they were also commonly known as 'Monjodo' and 'Kiden hakase' (professor of history) (however, there is a theory saying that the names, 'Kidendo' and 'Monjodo,' did not exist at the time of the merger).
学科は「紀伝道」・博士は「文章博士」と別々の正式名称を用いて、通称として「紀伝博士」「文章道」という呼び方も用いられた（ただし、統合当時には「紀伝道」「文章道」の呼称はまだ成立していなかったとする説もある）。