Chaya means life; Mushka, an aromatic spice.
On the significance of naming a child after the Rebbetzin, the Rebbe once
said: "...We can demonstrate that 'her children are alive,' by our taking
a lesson from her conduct, and conducting ourselves in her spirit, in a manner
of self-sacrifice.
"This is even more so when naming a child after her, and training the
child to follow her example. After all, this is the most basic aspect of 'her
children are alive, so too is she alive.'..."
The Rebbetzin had no children of her own, yet when a child visiting her at
home asked her, "where are your children?" she answered that the Chasidim
were her children. Thousands of little girls around the world proudly bear her
name.
