Question about Houmei (the name)

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So, we know (at least I hope this won't be considered a spoiler!) that the future Koumyou Sanzo before his sanzoification was named Houmei. Well, I was just looking at the first Saiyuki manga, and saw that in the spider-woman youkai episode, the innkeeper's daughter's name is Houmei.

So is it a homonym, a unisex name, or what? Inquiring minds want to know!