Meaning of 영자

영자 (Young-Ja) means “brilliant, hero · child, master” when written 英子. It is a classic name, common for people born in the 1960s–80s. Its characters carry the elements 木 Wood, 水 Water, which matters when a name is chosen to balance a birth chart.

Other hanja spellings

• 영 can also be written 榮 (glory, flourishing), 永 (eternal), 暎 (to reflect light), 瑛 (jade crystal)

How to pronounce 영자

Revised Romanisation: yeongja (yeong-ja). The spelling most Koreans with this name use abroad: Young-Ja. Korean syllables have equal length — say each one evenly, no stress.