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According to South Korean government data, it was the sixth-most popular name for baby girls in 1940. [4] By 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten. [5] Some ways of writing this name in hanja include: 貞 子, first hanja meaning "chastity" or "purity" (곧을 정; godeul jeong).
The Story of Sim Cheong or The Tale of Shim Ch'ŏng (Korean: 심청전; Hanja: 沈淸傳) is a Korean classical novel about a filial daughter named Sim Cheong. Simcheongga, the pansori version, performed by a single narrator, is believed to be the older version of the story, with the novel having been adapted from its script.
Eun-chae, also spelled Eun-chay, or Eun-cheh, Un-chae, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 26 hanja with the reading "eun" and 17 hanja with the reading "chae" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
It is identical in form and meaning to the Hebrew: עֵלִי, Eli, which goes back to the High Priest Eli in the biblical Books of Samuel. The Ali surname is especially common in Arab countries and the rest of the Muslim world. [1] Ali is the most common last name in Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Somalia, Kuwait and Libya. [2]
Ji-yoon, also spelled Jee-yoon, Ji-yun, or Ji-youn, is a Korean unisex given name.The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 46 hanja with the reading "ji" and 16 hanja with the reading "yoon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names. [1]
Hanja were once used to write native Korean words, in a variety of systems collectively known as idu, but by the 20th century Koreans used hanja only for writing Sino-Korean words, while writing native vocabulary and loanwords from other languages in Hangul, a system known as mixed script. By the 21st century, even Sino-Korean words are usually ...
So-young, also spelled So-yeong, is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 45 hanja with the reading "so" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names.
The meaning of the name depends on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 41 hanja with the reading "sun" and 34 hanja with the reading "young" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. [2]