Chun-ja (name)
| Chun-ja | |
| Hangul | 춘자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Chun-ja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'un-ja |
Chun-ja is a Korean feminine given name.
Hanja and meaning
The name Chun-ja is generally written with hanja meaning "spring child" (春子; 봄 춘; bom chun; 아들 자; adeul ja), though there are three other characters with the reading "chun" on the South Korean government's list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.[1] Those same characters may also be read as the Japanese feminine given name Haruko.[2]
Chun-ja is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in "ja", like Young-ja and Jeong-ja, that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. According to South Korean government data, Chun-ja was the fourth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1945, with nine out of the top ten names for girls that year ending in "ja".[3] However, by 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten.[4]
People
People with this name include:
- Ryom Chun-ja (born 1942), North Korean volleyball player
- Ryoo Choon-za (born 1943), North Korean speed skater
- Chunja (singer), stage name of Hong Su-yeon (born 1979), South Korean singer
See also
- List of Korean given names
- Chunja's Happy Events, 2008 South Korean television series
References
- 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "요즘 인기있는 이름 1위? 남자-'민준' 여자-'서연'" [The most popular name these days? Boys: 'Min-jun', Girls: 'Seo-yeon']. The Chosun Ilbo. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 10 February 2018.