As shown in the name of Maruyama (round mountain), many people had regarded this tomb simply as an old round tomb or a round barrow, and in old days this tomb was called Gojyono Maruyama Kofun.
丸山という名前が示すように多くの人達はこの古墳を単なる丸い古墳、円墳と考えており、古くは五条野丸山古墳と呼称されていた。