They say they gave the child a boy's name because they were anticipating celebrating kitanokata (legitimate wife; here, Yoshihime) giving birth to an heir' (from 'Date Jige Kiroku'). |
「御男子の故を以て名付け玉へるは、北御方(正夫人の意、ここでは愛姫を指す)の御腹に嗣君誕生し玉はん事をあらかじめ祝し玉ふと云云」(「伊達治家記録」より)。 |