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Paying First Respects - Infant Name-Giving Ceremonies

 A Naming Ceremony is usually secular and in no way replaces or prevents families from holding a Baptism/Christening at any time.  Naming a child is serious business.  Naming Ceremonies for children are celebrations of a basic human right to an identity.  They can welcome a child and officially introduce him/her to family and friends.  Names are usually associated with specific meanings, values and traditions.  I research and include the name-meanings as part of the ceremony. 

Recognising Important People

Naming Ceremonies involve the important people in the child's life - family and special friends. Parents have the opportunity to ask other adults to play a supportive role to the child through to adult life (grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins, older brothers and sisters, guardians, guideparents / godparents / mentors / supporters.

The Order of Service may include some or all of the following: -

Naming ceremonies are a wonderful way to welcome your child and celebrate them as they begin their journey through life.  The ceremony is usually one of several parts. 
  1. Welcome
  2. Statement of Belief / Desires / Wishes for Child
  3. Poem or Reading
  4. Parents’ Vows
  5. Guideparent / Mentor / Sponsor / Guardian Vows
  6. Grandparents’ Vows
  7. Family & Friends / Community Declaration of Support
  8. Additional Mini-ceremony (Candles, Sands, Wishing Cards, lighting of a candle, releasing of balloons, planting of a tree, rose blessing etc..etc)
  9. Meaning / History / Derivation of Names
  10. Name-Giving Ceremony
  11. Poem or Song
  12. Signing of Certificates and certificates are presented to parents and other special people as a record of the occasion.

Other Naming Ceremonies

  • In conjunction with a marriage, especiallyfor overseas marriages or newly created surname.
  • Recognition of a formal name change. 
  • Family Blending or Adoption,
  • Returning to Maiden Name,
  • Following gender change 
Fiona E. I. Avery, JP,
​Civil Celebrant / Religious Marriage Celebrant
Ph 0414 313 539        or       email: feiAngel2001@gmail.com

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