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The baby name Cha is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/tʃɑː/ or /tʃæ/ ("chah")', 'Mandarin (chá)': '/tʂʰá/ (rising tone, pinyin chá)', 'Cantonese (cha)': '/t͡sɐː/ or /t͡sɑː/', 'Korean (차)': '/tɕʰa/', 'Vietnamese (cha)': '/t͡ɕa/ or /ca/'}.

Cha is Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Gender: Unisex
Syllables: 1.0
Origin: Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese
Pronunciation: {'English': '/tʃɑː/ or /tʃæ/ ("chah")', 'Mandarin (chá)': '/tʂʰá/ (rising tone, pinyin chá)', 'Cantonese (cha)': '/t͡sɐː/ or /t͡sɑː/', 'Korean (차)': '/tɕʰa/', 'Vietnamese (cha)': '/t͡ɕa/ or /ca/'}

What is the meaning of the name Cha ?

The baby name Cha is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced {'English': '/tʃɑː/ or /tʃæ/ ("chah")', 'Mandarin (chá)': '/tʂʰá/ (rising tone, pinyin chá)', 'Cantonese (cha)': '/t͡sɐː/ or /t͡sɑː/', 'Korean (차)': '/tɕʰa/', 'Vietnamese (cha)': '/t͡ɕa/ or /ca/'}.

Cha is Chinese, English, Korean, Vietnamese in Origin.

Cha is a compact, multicultural name. In Korea, Cha (차) is a family name from the Hanja 車, meaning “cart” or “vehicle,” and can appear as a given-name element. In Chinese contexts, the spelling Cha may render several characters by tone, most notably 茶 (chá, “tea”) and 查 (chá, “to examine,” also a surname); Japanese reads 茶 as cha in compounds, though it is rarely a standalone given name.

Modern usage treats Cha as a unisex nickname - short for Charlotte, Charmaine, Chandra, Chantal, Charles, or the Filipino endearment “Cha‑cha.” Variants and romanizations include Zha (for the Chinese surname 查) and Ch’a (Korean transcription). Because of its multiple sources, meaning depends on origin: “vehicle” in Korean; “tea” or other character-based senses in Chinese and Japanese; and purely phonetic when used as an English- and Filipino-influenced diminutive.

Cha has the following similar or variant Names

Cha – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KR Boys 0 #24 4 897
BN 0 #31 2 2,297
BI Girls 0 #33 1 726
MV Girls 0 #35 1 2,021
TM Boys 0 #36 1 614
ID 0 #39 1 2,238
MO 0 #51 2 2,706
CM 0 #56 1 2,592
LU 0 #66 1 2,830
PH 0 #67 30 5,607
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
QA 0 #85 16 7,011
CN 0 #86 1 3,857
TW 0 #89 12 4,523
ID Girls 0 #101 2 3,319
BN Girls 0 #106 9 5,459
GE Boys 0 #110 1 2,055
CY Girls 0 #125 1 3,755
EE Boys 0 #125 1 2,087
IQ 0 #130 4 3,533
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
ID Boys 0 #134 2 4,130
MU 0 #137 1 3,613
BW Girls 0 #139 10 4,216
MT Girls 0 #152 2 3,773
BW Boys 0 #154 1 4,685
AE 0 #163 15 10,220
PR Girls 0 #167 1 3,171
MT Boys 0 #179 1 4,064
LU Girls 0 #183 8 4,850
CZ 0 #186 1 3,154
PH Girls 0 #187 229 13,098
AO Girls 0 #216 2 4,575
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
TW Girls 0 #220 57 8,139
PS 0 #225 2 5,692
MO Boys 0 #227 8 5,842
TW Boys 0 #229 13 7,111
MO Girls 0 #231 21 7,056
NA Girls 0 #236 2 7,146
BD 0 #238 4 5,992
EC Boys 0 #246 1 3,322
QA Girls 0 #246 71 15,378
AO Boys 0 #248 2 5,568
GR Girls 0 #248 2 6,293
JP Girls 0 #248 4 6,592
NA Boys 0 #252 2 6,830
SG 0 #252 18 11,010
DZ 0 #260 2,677 20,130
TN 0 #264 1,428 13,765
AF Boys 0 #274 1 3,535
JM Girls 0 #277 2 7,507
MY 0 #277 54 12,352
IL 0 #281 2 6,291
SA 0 #284 12 10,560
JM Boys 0 #288 6 6,876
KZ Boys 0 #293 4 6,578
HR Girls 0 #294 1 3,687
JP Boys 0 #296 8 7,909
CZ Boys 0 #304 2 6,530
CN Boys 0 #325 7 9,639
PE 0 #327 3 6,350
DK Girls 0 #329 1 7,429
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
HK 0 #332 17 8,483
KZ Girls 0 #332 1 5,862
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
JO Girls 0 #337 3 7,570
GT 0 #338 1 5,948
PL Boys 0 #340 1 6,459
CZ Girls 0 #350 2 5,378
CN Girls 0 #354 6 8,829
MU Girls 0 #354 9 8,539
PH Boys 0 #354 30 11,440
SD Girls 0 #357 2 7,678
BR 0 #359 2 5,969
GH Boys 0 #360 2 8,138
PL Girls 0 #363 2 5,096
MU Boys 0 #365 5 8,477
OM Girls 0 #375 22 15,987
PT Boys 0 #380 2 7,951
YE 0 #397 2 8,639
BD Girls 0 #403 4 8,413
IQ Girls 0 #410 95 11,303
EG 0 #411 2 6,387
UY Boys 0 #411 3 5,922
MA 0 #415 1,372 20,986
KW Girls 0 #427 89 19,177
SG Girls 0 #435 153 18,916
MX 0 #440 6 8,339
SD Boys 0 #461 6 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
HK Boys 0 #472 56 12,905
ZA 0 #473 2 14,421
AR Boys 0 #479 5 7,628
AE Girls 0 #482 72 20,968
GT Boys 0 #499 1 7,625
MY Girls 0 #503 579 24,821
PA Boys 0 #503 3 9,305
CR Boys 0 #508 3 10,188
CO 0 #509 2 7,768
HK Girls 0 #511 105 16,104
RU Boys 0 #518 9 12,621
RU Girls 0 #521 3 11,913
CM Girls 0 #527 14 11,671
CM Boys 0 #532 19 12,054
BH 0 #541 13 17,937
GT Girls 0 #541 1 7,500
IR Girls 0 #543 3 8,334
PS Girls 0 #546 2 10,981
LY 0 #554 6 12,703
PS Boys 0 #556 6 10,655
IR Boys 0 #564 2 10,162
BD Boys 0 #565 12 10,045
CR Girls 0 #568 6 11,342
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
AR Girls 0 #629 2 8,289
IQ Boys 0 #639 29 13,071
LB 0 #640 19 13,263
IL Girls 0 #641 5 11,648
IN Girls 0 #647 8 13,121
BO Girls 0 #648 4 9,488
CL Boys 0 #656 10 13,390
SG Boys 0 #656 42 17,960
QA Boys 0 #687 21 18,093
IT 0 #704 11 4,183
MY Boys 0 #728 411 25,439
KW Boys 0 #749 21 18,755
NG Girls 0 #752 35 15,093
SA Girls 0 #764 172 25,931
BR Boys 0 #780 6 12,213
Germany Girls 0 #799 40 4,949
United States Boys 2006 #858 7 7,416
PE Boys 0 #865 14 14,506
OM Boys 0 #866 16 17,948
EG Boys 0 #874 13 15,035
CO Boys 0 #902 19 15,656
CL Girls 0 #909 7 14,098
NL Girls 0 #914 42 5,933
Spain Boys 0 #918 13 5,610
Germany Boys 0 #934 19 5,697
NG Boys 0 #937 15 16,906
MX Boys 0 #938 45 16,355
NL Boys 0 #938 14 5,873
EG Girls 0 #948 12 14,742
Spain Girls 0 #948 36 5,561
IN Boys 0 #975 27 16,750
BR Girls 0 #989 4 12,708
PE Girls 0 #1,008 3 14,861
AE Boys 0 #1,061 32 22,615
CO Girls 0 #1,068 11 16,140
ZA Girls 0 #1,121 21 25,928
ZA Boys 0 #1,164 15 25,619
MX Girls 0 #1,166 18 17,781
TR 0 #1,202 10 19,440
IT Girls 0 #1,382 65 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,432 40 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,515 100 28,008

Cha is popular in 77 countries — most recent births per country:

United States
AE
AF
AO
AR

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People also ask about Cha

Cha is a unisex name, given to both boys and girls.
Cha is a one syllable name, pronounced {'English': '/tʃɑː/ or /tʃæ/ ("chah")', 'Mandarin (chá)': '/tʂʰá/ (rising tone, pinyin chá)', 'Cantonese (cha)': '/t͡sɐː/ or /t͡sɑː/', 'Korean (차)': '/tɕʰa/', 'Vietnamese (cha)': '/t͡ɕa/ or /ca/'}.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Chá, Chah, Cha' and Chà.
Across languages, Cha has these equivalents: 茶 (Chinese: 'tea'), 查 (Chinese: 'investigate/check'), 車 (Korean hanja: 'vehicle'), cha (Vietnamese: 'father'), Chai (similar-sounding name).
Somewhat — Cha ranked #858 in United States in 2006, placing it just outside the most common names.