At a Glance
- Meaning
- Auspicious/fortunate, combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子)
- Origin
- Sino-Korean
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- GEEL-jah
Gilja is a Sino-Korean girl's name meaning “auspicious/fortunate, combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子)”. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.
Meaning & Origin of Gilja
Meaning: Auspicious/fortunate, combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子).
Origin: Sino-Korean.
A common claim: Glossed as 'honored'. Actually: 吉 means 'lucky/auspicious', not 'honored' -- there's no character in this name that means honor or reverence.
How to Pronounce Gilja
GEEL-jahIPA /ɡildʑa/
Popularity of Gilja
Gilja doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.
Lists That Include Gilja
Similar Names
Gyeongja · Eunja · Haesook · Daehee · Hwaja · Choonhee
