The modern Korean name of the mountain, Paektusan or Baekdusan, was first recorded in the 13th century historical record Goryeosa. It means white-head mountain. In other records from the same period, the mountain was also called Taebaeksan, which means great-white mountain. The modern name of the mountain in Chinese, Chángbáishān, comes from the modern Manchu name of the mountain, which is Golmin Šanggiyan Alin, which means ever white mountain. Another Chinese name, Báitóushān, is the transliteration of Paektu Mountain. The Mongolian name is Ondor Tsagaan Aula, which means lofty white mountain. In English, various authors have used nonstandard transliterations.