The Javanese word loro literally means two – 2 and merged into the name of the myth about the Spirit-Queen born as a beautiful girl or maiden, in Old Javanese rara, written as rårå, (also used as roro). In her mermaid form, she is referred to as Nyai Blorong. People who invoke her also call her Eyang (grandmother). Many Javanese believe it is important to use various honorifics when referring to her, such as Nyai, Kanjeng, and Gusti.
The royal house of Keraton Surakarta referred to her as Kanjeng Ratu Ayu Kencono Sari. Other names include Ratu Laut Selatan ('Queen of the South Sea,' meaning the Indian Ocean) The Sundanese folk tale tells of Dewi Kadita, the beautiful daughter of the Sunda Kingdom in Western Java. Nyai Loro Kidul spirit has many different names, which reflect the diverse stories of her origin in different sagas, legends, myths and traditional folklore.