Naming naming, giving something a word or a label so we can call it back and share it with others, is one of the first ways we fix experience in language. We point. We say "tree," "water," "sorrow." The name becomes a handle. We can use it again. Others can use it too. When we agree on names, we can coordinate. "Bring the long stick." "Avoid the red berries." Names make the world shareable. First, we notice something that matters. Then we need to refer to it again. So we give it a name, or we learn the name others use. The name does not capture everything. It picks out one way of seeing. "Tree" picks out a kind of plant. It does not say how tall, how old, how green. That is fine. Names are for use. We refine with more words when we need to. Naming can go wrong. We might use the same name for different things, or different names for the same thing. We might think the name is the thing, and forget that the word is only a tool. So naming works best when we stay in touch with what we name—when we can point, show, or remind each other what we mean. When knowledge is passed on, names are passed on too. Keeping the link between name and world alive is part of continuity. What is something you know the name for that someone else might not? How would you teach them?