Namings Page

Naming Ceremonies

Naming ceremonies are appropriate for everyone. The arrival of a new baby can be celebrated with a naming ceremony. Providing a naming ceremony for older children is a beautiful way to affirm their self-esteem and give them a sense of unity with the family.

Step children and adopted children can be welcomed into their new or extended family with a naming ceremony.

A naming ceremony is a special occasion for your child. I will assist you in preparing a unique ceremony, and I will offer you resource material to choose words and poems. As a general guideline, the ceremony usually includes the following:

A welcome by Celebrant
Acknowledgement of special people in the child's life, such as grandparents and great grandparents and siblings.
Pledges by parents
Appointment of godparents
Poems or readings
A positive message of unity at the conclusion of the ceremony.
Presentation of Certificate of Naming, Godparents' Acknowledgement certificates and Grandparents' Acknowledgement certificates.

You can also include various symbols in the ceremony, i.e. lighting of a naming candle, wish box, or wish bowl.

"A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it".

Frank A Clark

Little

I am the brother of her
And she is my sister.
She is too little for us
To talk to each other.

So every morning I show her
My car and my book;
But every morning she still is
Too little to look.

Dorothy Aldis