Mi-ja
| Mi-ja | |
| Hangul | 미자 |
|---|---|
| RR | Mija |
| MR | Mija |
Mi-ja is a Korean given name. Typically, "ja" is written with the 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 with this name include:
- Lee Mi-ja (born 1941), South Korean trot singer
- Son Mi-ja (born 1944), stage name Yoon Jeong-hee, South Korean actress
- Son Mi-ja (born 1961), stage name Geum Bo-ra, South Korean actress
- Lee Mi-ja (basketball) (born 1963), South Korean basketball player
- Kim Mi-ja (born 1967), South Korean sprint canoer
- Jeong Mi-ja (born 1970), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Oh Mi-ja (born 1970), South Korean long-distance runner who competed at the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics
Fictional characters with this name include:
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. 2007-03-20. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2012-12-04.