Around that time, since Yoshiaki gave one character of his name, 'Aki' to Nobuyoshi, Nobuyoshi changed his name into 'Akimoto HOSOKAWA,' a suitable name for the family head of Keicho family.
このころ義昭より一字拝領を受けて京兆家の当主らしく「細川昭元」と名乗る。