As explained above, in the mountains of Yoshino and Kumano, many kiji-shi (wood-turners) were doing their business until about the Taisho era, therefore, presumably its name 'Rokuro' originated from a tool of kiji-shi 'rokuro' (potter's wheel).
前述のように、大正ごろまで吉野・熊野の山中で木地師の活発な活動があったことから、木地師の道具の轆轤に由来する地名と見られる。