Sook-ja
Sook-ja, also spelled Suk-ja, is a Korean given name. According to South Korean government data, it was the fifth-most popular name for newborn girls in 1940. Typically, "ja" is written with the hanja meaning "child". It is one of a number of Japanese-style names ending in "ja", like Young-ja and Jeong-ja, that were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards. By 1950 there were no names ending in "ja" in the top ten. The characters used to write this name can also be read as a number of different Japanese female given names, including Yoshiko and Toshiko.
People with this name include:
- Kim Sook-ja, South Korean pansori musician
- Hong Sook-ja, South Korean diplomat and writer
- Sue Kim Bonifazio, birth name Kim Sook-ja, South Korean-born American singer
- Oh Sook-ja, South Korean composer
- Shin Suk-ja, South Korean prisoner of conscience in North Korea
- Yoon Sook-ja, South Korean cooking researcher and professor
- Im Sook-ja, South Korean former tennis player
- Park Suk-ja, South Korean athlete
- Lee Sook-ja, South Korean volleyball player