Azlan pads through language like a sleek lion in a moon-lit Kyoto garden, its mane woven from Arabic and Turkish threads that both spell out the straightforward meaning “lion,” yet invite echoes of strength, guardianship, and the unhurried confidence of a samurai crossing a tatami floor; even Lewis’s regal Aslan rises in the background—a literary cousin whose roar many parents secretly hear—while the name’s recent, slow-burn ascent on American charts (a modest 171 newborns in 2024, but who’s counting?) suggests a quiet pride rather than a noisy stampede, much like a tea ceremony where every gesture matters, every silence speaks, and, once the cup is set down, the lingering warmth tells you the story was worth hearing.
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