Given name & surname · also Ukrainian
Sirota
“orphan”
Sirota is a surname from Ukrainian, ultimately from Proto-Slavic. It is used in English and Polish.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Sirota goes back to Proto-Slavic *sirota, meaning “orphan.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Where it comes from
Sirota comes from Ukrainian, and ultimately from Proto-Slavic.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
How it developed
In English usage, Sirota as a surname developed from сирота.
Sirota’s family of names
In English usage, Sirota as a surname developed from the Russian form сирота. In Polish usage, Sirota as a surname has a related form in SIEROTA. In Polish usage, Sirota as a surname has a related form in SIEROTA.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sirota has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Slavic roots to each of them.
5 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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