They Shall Be Called

Editorial

A name is spoken thousands of times before anyone asks what it means.

It is written on forms and certificates, called across rooms, whispered in prayer. For something used so constantly, it is remarkably easy to choose without reflection.

Names have always carried more than sound. They hold family history, language, migration, faith and hope. A name can remember a grandparent, mark a place, or express what a family longed for at the moment a child arrived.

Naming with intention does not require certainty about the future. It simply means asking a few honest questions before the decision is made.

Reflection is not prediction. A name does not determine a life, and nothing on this platform should be read as fortune telling, prophecy or a guarantee about anyone’s future.