Name Ōta Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 大田, 太田(Japanese Kanji) Pronounced Pron. /o̞ː.tä/ Other Forms FormsOta Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" or 太 (o) meaning "plump, fat, thick" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".