Sumon

Protect - Protecting represents defense, care, and keeping safe from harm. May your child protect the vulnerable and defend the right.

Keep - Keeping represents maintaining, preserving, and faithful holding. May your child keep their promises and maintain what matters.

Obey - Obedience represents respect for authority, learning, and the path to mastery. May your child obey what is good, learning the path to mastery.

Amulet - Goodness and virtue form the foundation of a meaningful life. May your child embody goodness and cultivate virtue throughout life.

Caretaker - Caretaker represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the caretaker's dedication and skill in their life's work.

Defend, Fortify - Defend/Fortify - To prepare or equip for defense - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of defend/fortify throughout life.

Endure - Enduring represents perseverance, strength, and lasting through challenges. May your child endure difficulties with grace and emerge stronger.

Governor - Governance represents ordered rule, wise administration, and care for those led. May your child govern themselves first, then lead others with wisdom and care.

Maintain - Maintaining represents preservation, care, and steady attention. May your child maintain what is good and care for what matters.

Shelter, Shield - Shelter/Shield - To provide protection or safety - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of shelter/shield throughout life.

Watch, Observe - Objects serve purposes and remind us of what matters. May your child value things for their true worth and purpose.

Gate - Gates represent entry, transition, and the important thresholds of life. May your child pass through life's gates with honor, each threshold bringing blessing.

Entrance - Places hold meaning, memory, and the context for our lives. May your child find their place in the world and make it better.

House - House represents shelter, protection, and the physical space of family life. May your child always have a house to shelter them, sturdy and welcoming.

Phylum - Phylum represents fundamental classification, the deep structure underlying diversity. May your child understand fundamental truths while appreciating life's diversity.

Counter - Counter represents a role of purpose and contribution to society. May your child embody the counter's dedication and skill in their life's work.

Door - Doors represent opportunity, transition, and the threshold between worlds. May your child find good doors opening before them, each one leading to blessing.

School - School - An academic or religious tradition - carries meaning in Japanese naming tradition. May your child embody the positive aspects of school throughout life.