Ashiro - Does this name mean anything?

[Osiris]

I'm from the UK and I'm not Japanese but my father gave me a Japanese middle name as he is obsessively fanatical about Japanese culture. He gave me the name "Ashiro".

I was wondering if anyone knew what the name came from? He said it was an historical figure but I haven't been able to find anything about it. Doesn't seem like a comon name either. Could anyone help tell me what it means or where its from?

[Johnathan]

http://www.solon.org/cgi-bin/j-e/S=48/inline/dosearch?sDict=on&sName=on&sLaw=on&sLife=on&sJwords=on&sAvia=on&sCompu=on&sVerb=on&sConc=on&sEngsci=on&sFin=on&sFor=on&sGeo=on&sPlaces=on&sLing=on&Smkt=on&sPandp=on&sStar=on&sBud=on&sFj=on&H=PW&L=J&T=Ashiro&WC=none&fg=w&S=48&I=on&IK=on&LI=on

I don't think it means anything really, it's just a name. From what I can find, there's three ways to write it. Just click "kanji info" on all three to see what each different Kanji means. I hope this helps.

[Murasaki]

The closest thing I can come to that is 'Aishiteru', and that literally means 'I love you.' Sorry if I haven't been any help.