Cha (Korean surname)
Cha is a relatively uncommon family name in Korea. The Yeonan Cha clan is the only clan. The founding ancestor was Cha Hyo-jeon, son of Ryoo Cha-dal (류차달) (10th century AD). Most of the clan's members live in Gyeongsang, Hwanghae, and P'yŏngan provinces. In South Korea in 2000, there were 180,589 people named Cha. It is derived from the Chinese surname Che, written in the same hanja.
| Language(s) | Korean |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Chariot |
| Region of origin | Korean peninsula |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Che (Chinese) |
| Cha | |
| Hangul | 차 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cha |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'a |
List of famous Chas
- Cha Bum-kun, footballer
- Cha Du-ri, footballer
- Cha Eun-taek, South Korean director involved in the Choi Soon-Sil affair
- Cha Gui-hyun, footballer
- Cha Jin-ho, South Korean wheelchair curler
- Cha Jun-hwan, South Korean Olympic figure skater
- Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, novelist
- Cha Hyun-ok, singer
- Cha In-pyo, actor
- Cha Seung-won, actor
- Cha Tae-hyun, actor
- Cha Andrew, doctor
- Cha Eun-woo (born as Lee Dong-min), member of the South Korean boygroup ASTRO
- Cha Hak-yeon (stage name: N), singer and leader of South Korean boygroup VIXX
- Cha Sun-woo (stage name: Baro), singer and rapper of South Korean boygroup B1A4
- Cha Yoon-ji (stage name: I), South Korean female singer, sister of Baro
- Victor Cha, Korean-American academic, author, and former national foreign policy advisor
- Cha Hun, member of South Korean boyband N.Flying
- Cha Jun-ho, member of South Korean boygroup X1
- Cha Woong-gi, member of South Korean boygroup TOO
- Cha Jeffblue, American hero
- Cha Il-yong, Korean American painter
- Cha Il-doo, Korean painter
- Cha Il-man, Korean painter
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Cha
- All pages with titles containing Cha
- Chal (name)
- Char (name)
- Munhwa Ryu
- List of Korean family names
- List of Korea-related topics
References
- Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
External links
- official website of headquarters of the Yeonan Cha clan meeting
- A 2001 Korea Now article explaining the clan structure
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