At a Glance
- Meaning
- Reverence/respect (敬), combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子) -- a very common Korean name for women born in the mid-20th century
- Origin
- Sino-Korean
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- gyung-JAH
Gyeongja is a Sino-Korean girl's name meaning “reverence/respect (敬), combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子) -- a very common Korean name for women born in the mid-20th century”. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.
Meaning & Origin of Gyeongja
Meaning: Reverence/respect (敬), combined with the feminine name-suffix '-ja' (子) -- a very common Korean name for women born in the mid-20th century.
Origin: Sino-Korean.
A common claim: Glossed as 'mirror of refinement'. Actually: 'Refinement' isn't a meaning of 鏡 (mirror) or its likely alternative 敬 (respect); the more probable traditional reading is simply 'respect/reverence' + the '-ja' suffix.
How to Pronounce Gyeongja
gyung-JAHIPA /ɡjʌŋˈdʒɑː/
Popularity of Gyeongja
Gyeongja 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 Gyeongja
Similar Names
Haesook · Gilja · Hwaja · Eunja · Hyesook · Daehee
