| Pronunciation | [na] |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Korean |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | gauze, net, catch |
| Region of origin | Korea |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | 羅, 蘿, 邏, 那 |
| Na | |
| Hangul | |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Na |
| McCune–Reischauer | Na |
Na or Ra is a relatively uncommon Korean family name. The name is written as 나 (Na) in South Korea, and as 라 (Ra) in North Korea. As of 2015, an estimated 160,946 people[1] (0.32% of the population of South Korea) had the surname Na or Ra.[2]
Origin
The name Na or Ra comes from the Chinese surname Luo, written as 羅.[3] In Cantonese the surname is typically romanized as Lo or Law. Other possible romanizations include Nah, La, Lah, Rha, Rah, and Law.
The variant hanja 那 derives from the Chinese toponymic name Na, referring to a small state during the Zhou dynasty.
Clans
Naju Na clan
The Naju Na clan (Korean: 나주 나씨; Hanja: 羅州 羅氏) was founded by Na Bu (나부 羅富), a Chinese native who travelled to Korea during the Goryeo period. The clan's bon-gwan is in Naju, South Jeolla Province, where Na Bu settled after coming to Korea. According to research as of 2000, there were 108,139 members of the Naju Nu clan. Notable members include Na Kyung-won, Na Moon-hee, Ra Jong-yil, Rha Woong-bae, Na Woon-gyu, and Na Hyeseok.
Notable people
Notable people with the surname Na or Ra include:
- Na Yoon-sun, South Korean jazz musician
- Na Huideok, South Korean poet
- Na Hyeseok, early Korean poet, painter, and feminist
- Na Dohyang, 20th-century Korean writer
- Na Woon-gyu, early Korean cinematographer
- Na Kyung-won, South Korean judge and politician
- Na Moon-hee, South Korean actress
- Ra Jong-yil, former South Korean ambassador
- Rha Woong-bae, South Korean politician and businessman
- Na Huna, South Korean trot singer
- Na Gwanghyeon, South Korean footballer
- Na Jiwan, South Korean outfielder
- Na Byeongyul, South Korean football midfielder
- Na Hong-jin, South Korean film director, producer, and screenwriter
- Na Seongbeom, South Korean outfielder
- Na Yeonghui, South Korean actress
- Na A-reum, South Korean racing cyclist
- Na Ry, Miss Korea 2008
- Na Seokju, Korean nationalist
- Na Tae-ju, South Korean actor, singer, and taekwondo practitioner
- Na Yeong-seok, South Korean television director and producer
- Na Hae-ryung, South Korean singer and actress
- Na Hyeon-jeong, South Korean volleyball player
- Na Hyeon-hui, South Korean actress and singer
- Na Hyeon, South Korean screenwriter, director, script editor, and actor
- Na Dae-yong, Korean naval officer during the Imjin War
- Na Jeongung, South Korean tennis player
- Na Hye-mi, South Korean actress and model
- Na In-woo, South Korean actor
- Na Jae-min, South Korean rapper and actor
References
- ↑ Excluding the North Korea population. Sources that guess at the North Korean population give around 161,015 people.
- ↑ "2015년 인구주택총조사 전수집계결과 보도자료" [Results of the 2015 Census of Population and Housing survey]. Korean Statistical Information Service. Retrieved 28 May 2019. provided by the ROK National Statistical Office. The total population was 49,705,663 for the statistical sample, which does not include any data from North Korea.
- ↑ "Family Names". koreangenealogy.org. Retrieved 18 July 2022.