The name of Gagome is derived from the concave and convex Ryumon (龍紋) patterns on the surface of its frond (to put it more precisely, it means thallus), which is likened to the stitch of woven basket.
葉（正確には葉状部という）の表面に籠の編み目のような龍紋状凹凸紋様があることからこの名を持つ。