Naming ceremonies
Naming ceremonies are a way of formally celebrating a new baby or an older child as part of your family and enabling family and close friends to share your happiness.
All Naming ceremonies have six essential sections:
- Introduction and welcome
- Reading
- Naming of the child or children
- Parent's promises
- Promises by supporting adults
- Closing words
The ceremony is a very personal event. You may also add to the ceremony to make it unique to you. Here are a few examples:
- include reasons for the names
- grandparent's promises
- further readings
- hopes for the future
A souvenir record is signed during the ceremony by parents, supporting adults and the Naming Officer. The cost of a naming ceremony is £150.
Please note that neither the ceremony nor any document issued at a ceremony has any legal status. The ceremony cannot be used to change a child's official name.
