Jersey states that the Gifu was named by soldiers from the 230th Infantry Regiment who were from Gifu Prefecture, some units of which were helping defend the nearby Mount Austen area.
Jersey skriver, at Gifu blev navngivet af soldater fra 230. infanteriregiment, som var fra Gifu-præfekturet, hvorfra nogle enheder hjalp til i forsvaret af det nærliggende Mount Austen område.