When Gabrielle Union surprised the world with a birth announcement this month after a long struggle with infertility, we were thrilled.

In an Instagram post announcing the birth of her child, Union shared how she and her husband Dwyane Wade welcomed their new baby girl thanks to a surrogate, but there was one detail missing: The baby girl’s name!

This week, proud dad Wade (who is currently on paternity leave from the NBA) showed off his baby girl’s name, as it is tattooed on his shoulders.

Kaavia James Union Wade is clearly very loved, and we love the story behind her unique name.

 

 

 

 

When a fan asked Union about the name on Instagram she explained how her daughter’s middle name, James, is a family throwback.

“We wanted my family represented in her name,” Union wrote. “My godfather is my uncle James Glass. She is named after him.. and then Union…thats… ya know…me.”

The origins and meaning of the name Kaavia aren’t clear, but a user suggestion on Names.org indicates the name may be Sanskrit in origin and could mean “work of art.”

We don’t know how accurate that name meaning is, but we do know that Kaavia is going to grow up with lots of love, and her traditionally male middle name is a good fit in a house full of boys. This little girl has four big brothers—Wade’s sons 4-year-old Xavier, 11-year-old Zion, 16-year-old Zaire as well as Wade’s 17-year-old nephew Dahveon, who has lived with Wade and Union for years.

Little Kaavia has a lot of people who love her, and we just love her name.