Ma'anar ƙamus na "Our Lady's Bedstraw" yana nufin tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire na jinsin Galium, wanda ke da furanni rawaya da ƙananan ganye. An yi amfani da shukar a al'ada don kwanciya, kuma sunan "bedstraw" yana nufin wannan amfani. Sunan "Gidan Kwandon Uwargidanmu" ya samo asali ne saboda an yi imanin cewa an yi amfani da shuka don yin shimfida ga Budurwa Maryamu.
