"Hirota" meaning in English

See Hirota in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: Hirotas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 広田 (Hirota) or 弘田 (Hirota). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|広田|tr=Hirota}} Borrowed from Japanese 広田 (Hirota) Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Hirota (plural Hirotas)
  1. A surname from Japanese.
    Sense id: en-Hirota-en-name-rHUjO6wz Categories (other): English surnames
  2. A people who lived on the island of Tanegashima in Japan between the third and seventh centuries.
    Sense id: en-Hirota-en-name-YYUNp9Re Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 33 67 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 78

Inflected forms

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