Shirota as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Shirota

What is the meaning of the name Shirota ?

The baby name Shirota is a Male name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced shi-ro-ta (Japanese: [ɕiɾota], approx. 'shee‑roh‑tah').

Shirota is Japanese in Origin.

Shirota is a Japanese name, pronounced SHEE-roh-tah. It is most commonly a surname and can be written with several kanji, yielding different meanings; frequent forms include 城田 (“castle field”) and 白田 (“white field”). As a rarer given name, it may be composed as 四郎太, combining Shirō (“fourth son”) with ta (“robust; great”), producing the sense “strong fourth son.” Some families and parents prefer phonetic kana spellings (しろた/シロタ).

Historically used across Japan as a toponymic or agrarian surname, Shirota remains familiar through figures such as actor Yū Shirota. As a given name it reads masculine in Japanese naming patterns, though usage is uncommon. Variants and transliterations include Shirōta (with long ō), Shirota (without diacritic), and the older Sirota. Related or nickname forms include Shiro/Shirō. The name’s imagery ranges from purity and open fields to steadfast protection, depending on the chosen characters.

⚙ Shirota is exceptionally rare. There are only 3 recorded uses on record, spread over 3 countries.