Chun-ja (name)
| Chun-ja | |
| Hangul | 춘자 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 春子 |
| Revised Romanization | Chun-ja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'un-ja |
Chun-ja is a Korean female given name. The same characters may also be read as the Japanese female given name Haruko.[1] It 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.[2] By 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten.[3]
People with this name include:
- Ryom Chun-Ja (born 1942), North Korean former volleyball player
- 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
- ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
- ↑ "가장 흔한 이름은? 男 영수→민준ㆍ女 영자→서연". Korea Economic Daily. 2007-03-20. Retrieved 2012-12-04.
- ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
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