"Neohygrocybe" shine ainihin sunan jinsi, ba "Neohygrophorus" ba. Yana da nau'in naman kaza a cikin gidan Hygrophoraceae. Sunan "Neohygrocybe" a zahiri yana nufin "sabon Hygrocybe", kamar yadda aka kwatanta wannan jinsin kwanan nan a farkon 2000s sakamakon sake fasalin haraji a cikin nau'in Hygrocybe.Kalmar "Hygrocybe" tana nufin "ruwa-" kai mai ƙauna" a cikin Hellenanci, yana nufin ɗanɗanar iyakoki na namomin kaza a cikin wannan nau'in. Ma'anar "neo-" kawai tana nufin "sabon" ko "wanda aka haɓaka kwanan nan", don haka "Neohygrocybe" da gaske yana nufin "sabon shugaban mai son ruwa".