If it is presumed that the Kuna state, which conflicted with Yamatai, was the group in Kumamoto Prefecture (球磨 [Kuma]), a Kuna officer, 'Kukochihiku,' who appeared in Gishiwajinden, can be thought the transliteration of Japanese name '菊池彦' (Kukuchihiko or Kikuchihiko).
邪馬台国と対立した狗奴国を熊本（球磨）の勢力と比定すれば、魏志倭人伝に登場する狗奴国の官「狗古知卑狗」が日本名の「菊池彦」の音訳と考えられること。