What is "hyun-a"

Hyun-a is a Korean feminine given name. Its meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 35 hanja with the reading " hyun" and 20 hanja with the reading "a" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be used in given names.

Notable people with the name include:

• Kim Hyun-ah (born 1971), stage name Kim Jung-nan, South Korean actress
• Kong Hyun-ah (born 1972), South Korean sport shooter
• Sung Hyun-ah (born 1975), South Korean actress
• Moon Hyuna (born 1987), stage name Hyuna, South Korean singer, member of girl group Nine Muses
• Kim Hyuna (born 1992), stage name Hyuna, South Korean singer, member of girl group 4minute

Fictional characters with this name include:

• Seo Hyun-ah, in 2005 South Korean television series Super Rookie
• Hyun-ah, in 2009 South Korean film Sisters on the Road
• Oh Hyun-ah, in 2011 South Korean television series A Thousand Days' Promise