You don’t just give a baby a name

 You don’t just give a baby a name.

You give them roots.

A name can carry prayers whispered decades ago.
Hands that worked hard.
Love that showed up quietly.
People they never met but somehow still belong to.

It’s not about tradition for tradition’s sake.
It’s about saying you come from something.
You are not starting from nothing.
You are standing on the shoulders of people who loved fiercely before you.

One day they’ll ask where their name came from.
And you’ll tell them stories.
And they’ll realize they were wrapped in meaning long before they were wrapped in blankets.

That love doesn’t disappear.
It gets passed down.
One name at a time.