His name, meaning "man with something to cut," refers to his mutilating of his daughter which ultimately resulted in her godhood, an act he carried out in both myths.
שמו, כלומר "האיש עם משהו לחתוך," מתייחס לכך שהוא הטיל בבתו מום שגרם בסופו של דבר להפכיתה לאלה, מעשה שביצע בשני מיתוסים.