Yōta

Yōta

Yota Kyoda, Japanese baseball player
Pronunciation	joɯta (IPA)
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	Different meanings depending on the kanji used
Other names
Alternative spelling	Yota (Kunrei-shiki) Yota (Nihon-shiki) Yōta, Yota, Youta (Hepburn)

Yōta, Yota or Youta is a masculine Japanese given name.

Written forms

Yōta can be written using different combinations of kanji characters. Here are some examples:

• 洋太, "ocean, thick"
• 洋汰, "ocean, excessive"
• 洋多, "ocean, many"
• 陽太, "sunshine, thick"
• 陽汰, "sunshine, excessive"
• 陽多, "sunshine, many"
• 容太, "contain, thick"
• 容汰, "contain, excessive"
• 容多, "contain, many"
• 葉太, "leaf, thick"
• 葉汰, "leaf, excessive"
• 葉多, "leaf, many"
• 曜太, "weekday, thick"
• 曜汰, "weekday, excessive"
• 曜多, "weekday, many"
• 要太, "essential, thick"
• 瑶太, "precious stone, thick"
• 用汰, "utilize, excessive"
• 蓉太, "lotus, thick"
• 蓉多, "lotus, many"

The name can also be written in hiragana ようた or katakana ヨウタ.

Notable people with the name

• Yota Akimoto (秋元 陽太, born 1987), Japanese footballer
• Yota Arase (荒瀬 洋太, born 1982), Japanese swimmer
• Yota Komi (小見 洋太, born 2002), Japanese footballer
• Yota Maejima (前嶋 洋太, born 1997), Japanese football player
• Yota Sato (boxer) (佐藤 洋太, born 1984), Japanese boxer
• Yota Sato (footballer) (佐藤 瑶大, born 2001), Japanese footballer
• Yota Shimokawa (下川 陽太, born 1995), Japanese football player
• Yota Tsuji (辻 陽太, born 1993), Japanese professional wrestler

Fictional characters

• Yota Moteuchi (弄内 洋太), from anime and manga Video Girl Ai