The term "god generals" is more widely used in the north, and "venerable generals" in central and southern Taiwan. Lu points out that "marching gods" is the original but more vulgar name, and is related to the fact that Beiguan music emerged in the Ilan plain relatively early.
呂江銘強調，「大仙尪仔」是神將名詞中較原始且較俚俗的說法，其根據應與蘭陽平原起源較早的北管有關。