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What makes a name a name?

The Pointing Game
What makes a name a name?
You wake up, and someone calls your name. You know instantly they mean YOU. ~~But what makes~~ "++Emma++" or "++Chen++"

You wake up, and someone calls your name. You know instantly they mean YOU. But what makes "Emma" or "Chen" or "Kai" mean a specific person? What makes a name... a name?

Here's the secret: a name is just a sound we all agree points to one thing. When your family first said your name while looking at baby-you, they created a link — like drawing an invisible arrow from that sound to your face. And everyone who learned your name learned that same arrow.

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