Naming Ceremonies for Children and Adults 

Naming ceremonies are a beautiful way to honour who we are, who we are becoming, and the names we choose to carry through life.

A naming ceremony is a meaningful way to welcome and honour a child, adult, or new phase of life within the presence of family, friends, and community. 

These ceremonies can celebrate birth, adoption, chosen names, spiritual rebirth, gender transition, adulthood, or any moment of personal transformation and belonging. 

Naming a child marks a moment connection, intention and hope. Taking a new name yourself can mark a personal transformation and can be an act of belonging, dedication or self-worth. 

Names carry story, meaning, memory, and possibility. A naming ceremony creates space to witness and honour identity, not only through words, but through ritual, presence, blessing, and community. 

Naming Ceremonies might look like any of the following. 

For Children 

  • Baby naming ceremonies  

  • Welcome-to-the-world ceremonies  

  • Adoption celebrations  

  • Blended family ceremonies  

  • Guardian or guideparent commitments  

  • Nature-based blessings  

For Adults 

  • Chosen-name ceremonies  

  • Gender transition and affirmation ceremonies  

  • Spiritual rebirth or initiation  

  • Recovery and new-life milestones  

  • Renaming after life transition  

  • Reclaiming ancestral or spiritual identity  

  • Rite-of-passage ceremonies 

A name can be a beginning, a becoming, or a homecoming.

A name can be a beginning, a becoming, or a homecoming.

I work with all faiths and none, LGBTQ+ inclusive and multicultural families, chosen family and offer neurodivergent-friendly gatherings.  

I work primarily in London but am happy to travel. Ceremonies that I offer can vary from 20-30 minutes to longer in-depth workings and I am happy to work in any setting of your choosing. Pricing? 

If you are seeking a meaningful way to honour a new life, a chosen identity, or an important transition, you are warmly welcome to get in touch for an initial conversation. 

Where to go from here?

Contact me for an initial conversation  

We’ll explore the meaning and intention of the ceremony 

We can design the ceremony together  

Your invited to choosing readings, music, rituals, and vows  

I hold the ceremony in which the naming, birth, re-birth or transition is honoured 

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