Sangja: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance: Name: Sangja – Origin: Korean (given name with common historical '-ja/자' suffix, hanja not fixed) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: SAHNG-jah


Sangja is a Korean (given name with common historical '-ja/자' suffix, hanja not fixed) girl's name. It appears in our list of 175+ Korean Baby Girl Names With Stunning Meanings.

Meaning & Origin of Sangja

Origin: Korean (given name with common historical '-ja/자' suffix, hanja not fixed).

A common claim: Glossed as '相 + 子 = mutual honor' on Korean baby-name sites. Actually: The '-자' ending here is usually a generic historical name suffix rather than a character meaning 'honor.' There's no reliable evidence that this specific compound meaning is correct.

How to Pronounce Sangja

Phonetic: SAHNG-jah   IPA: /sɑːŋ.dʒɑː/

Popularity of Sangja

Sangja 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.

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