Moreover, there is a theory that the word was derived from the name of the occupation because the novel "Koshoku ichidai onna," written by Saikaku IHARA in 1686, had a description of Hasuhame (equivalent to Hasuha Onna), who was described as a woman employed by a big wholesaler in Kamigata (the area of Kyoto and Osaka) to have an affair with a good customer for the purpose of entertainment.
また井原西鶴の『好色一代女』貞享3年(1686年)に蓮葉女として記述され、上方の大店の問屋で雇用された上客を接待するための閨（ねや）をともにする女性として描かれていて、職業の名前からの引用という説がある。