Chun-ja
Hangul
춘자
Hanja
Revised RomanizationChun-ja
McCune–ReischauerCh'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
  • Yu Chun-ja (born 1945), South Koeran volleyball player
  • Chunja (singer), stage name of Hong Su-yeon (born 1979), South Korean singer
  • Lee Chae-won (born Lee Chun-ja, 1981), South Korean cross country skier

See also

References

  1. ↑ 인명용 한자표 [Table of hanja for use in personal names] (PDF). South Korea: Supreme Court. August 2007. p. 42. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. ↑ Breen, Jim (2011). Japanese Names Dictionary. Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "한국인이 가장 줗아하는 이름은 무엇일까?". babyname.co.kr. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
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