The name Anegakoji came from the fact that Kiminobu ANEGAKOJ, the son of Kiminori SANJO of the Kanin line (descendants of FUJIWARA no Kinsue), built his residence on Anegakoji-Street in Kyoto.
閑院流（藤原公季の子孫）三条公教の子、姉小路公宣が京の姉小路に居を構えた事に由来する。