Hye-ja
| Hye-ja | |
| Hangul | 혜자 |
|---|---|
| RR | Hyeja |
| MR | Hyeja |
Hye-ja is a Korean given name.
Typically, "ja" is written with a hanja meaning "child" (子). Names ending with this hanja, such as Young-ja and Jeong-ja, were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards.[1]
People
People with this name include:
- Patti Kim (singer) (born Kim Hye-ja, 1938), South Korean singer
- Han Hye-ja (born 1941), South Korean speed skater
- Kim Hye-ja (born 1941), South Korean actress
- Lee Hye-ja (born 1947), South Korean track and field athlete
- Kang Hye-ja (born 1966), South Korean sport shooter
Fictional characters with this name include:
- Kang Hye-ja, in 2009 South Korean television series He Who Can't Marry
- Pi Hye-ja, in 2009 South Korean television series Assorted Gems
- Lee Hye-ja, in 2011 South Korean television series While You Were Sleeping
See also
References
- ^ "가장 흔한 이름은? 男 영수→민준ㆍ女 영자→서연" [The most popular names? Boys: Young-su → Min-jun, girls: Young-ja → Seo-yeon]. Korea Economic Daily. 20 March 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2016.