Korean edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Korean word from 名字, from (name) + (letter), with compound/genitive tensing applied.

Pronunciation edit

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?myeongja
Revised Romanization (translit.)?myeongja
McCune–Reischauer?myŏngcha
Yale Romanization?myengqca

Noun edit

명자 (myeongja) (hanja 名字)

  1. the characters of one's name
  2. fame