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'''Hye-ja''' is a Korean given name.
Typically, "ja" is written with a hanja meaning "child" (子). Names ending with this hanja, such as Young-ja and Jeong-ja, were popular when Korea was under Japanese rule, but declined in popularity afterwards.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hankyung.com/news/app/newsview.php?aid=2007032017291&sid=010620&nid=006<ype=1|title=가장 흔한 이름은? 男 영수→민준ㆍ女 영자→서연|trans-title=The most popular names? Boys: Young-su → Min-jun, girls: Young-ja → Seo-yeon|work=Korea Economic Daily|date=20 March 2007|accessdate=12 July 2016}}</ref>
==People== People with this name include: *Patti Kim (singer) (born Kim Hye-ja, 1938), South Korean singer *Han Hye-ja (born 1941), South Korean speed skater *Kim Hye-ja (born 1941), South Korean actress *Lee Hye-ja (born 1947), South Korean track and field athlete *Kang Hye-ja (born 1966), South Korean sport shooter
Fictional characters with this name include: *Kang Hye-ja, in 2009 South Korean television series ''He Who Can't Marry'' *Pi Hye-ja, in 2009 South Korean television series ''Assorted Gems'' *Lee Hye-ja, in 2011 South Korean television series ''While You Were Sleeping''
==See also== *List of Korean given names
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Category:Korean given names