Editing Toyotomi Hideyoshi (section)

== Names ==
Hideyoshi was born to a low status family and from there he rose through Japan's social ranks to receive the highest title of the imperial nobility, that of Imperial Regent. Hideyoshi's climb upwards through the ranks of Japanese society resulted in his bearing several names throughout his life. At birth, he was given the name {{Nihongo|Hiyoshi-Maru|日吉丸}}. At ''[[genpuku]]'', he took the name {{Nihongo|Kinoshita Tōkichirō|木下 藤吉郎}}. Later, he was given the surname Hashiba and the honorary court office ''Chikuzen no Kami''; as a result, he was styled {{nihongo|Hashiba Chikuzen no Kami Hideyoshi|羽柴筑前守秀吉|}}. His surname remained Hashiba even as he was granted the new ''Uji'' or ''sei'' ({{lang|ja|氏}} or {{lang|ja|姓}}, clan name) Toyotomi by the Emperor.

The Toyotomi ''Uji'' was simultaneously granted to a number of Hideyoshi's chosen allies, who adopted the new ''Uji'' "{{Nihongo2|豐臣朝臣/豊臣朝臣}}" (Toyotomi no ason, courtier of Toyotomi).

His full name was {{Nihongo|Hashiba Tōkichirō Toyotomi No Ason Hideyoshi|羽柴藤吉郎豐臣朝臣秀吉}} in formal documents.

The [[Catholic Church|Catholic]] sources of the time referred to him as {{lang|es|Cuambacondono}}<ref name="Taicosama">{{cite book |last1=Trujillo Dennis |first1=Ana |title=Lacas namban: Huellas de Japón en España: IV centenario de la embajada Keichô |date=2013 |publisher=Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte |isbn=978-84-616-4625-8 |page=46 |language=es |chapter=I.a. Rutas, viaje y encuentros entre Japón y España}}</ref> (from {{lang|ja|kampaku}} and the honorific ''[[-dono]]'') and "emperor {{lang|es|Taicosama}}"<ref name="Taicosama" /> (from ''taikō'', a retired ''kampaku'' (see [[Sesshō and Kampaku]]), and the honorific ''[[japanese titles|-sama]]'').

Toyotomi Hideyoshi had been given the nickname Kozaru (小猿), meaning "little monkey", from his lord [[Oda Nobunaga]], because his facial features and skinny form resembled those of a monkey.