Baby Naming is a celebration of the baby's name and the meaning behind it and why it was chosen. Bringing friends and family together or just parents. This can be non-religious or spiritual or as simple as a parent would like it to be.
Baby Dedications are a simple occasion, where parents and any friends or families would like to make promises, acknowledgements or dedications to the new baby or to the parents in regards of support and love in raising the child. This can be a non-religious, non-spiritual welcoming, where parents can follow their own practices, or make mixed faith families more comfortable in celebrating the new life.
These can incorporate a "Time Capsule" which parents and/or family and guests can buy or all decorate a special box and add memories from the mother's pregnancy and tokens of the birth of the baby and their life, such as ultrasounds, birthing classes certificates, wrapper from mother's favorite pregnancy snack, newborn cap and blankie, pacifier, foot prints or molds, favorite music to sleep or settle, newborn onesie, Pictures, CDs, DVDs, etc...
Baby Dedications are a simple occasion, where parents and any friends or families would like to make promises, acknowledgements or dedications to the new baby or to the parents in regards of support and love in raising the child. This can be a non-religious, non-spiritual welcoming, where parents can follow their own practices, or make mixed faith families more comfortable in celebrating the new life.
These can incorporate a "Time Capsule" which parents and/or family and guests can buy or all decorate a special box and add memories from the mother's pregnancy and tokens of the birth of the baby and their life, such as ultrasounds, birthing classes certificates, wrapper from mother's favorite pregnancy snack, newborn cap and blankie, pacifier, foot prints or molds, favorite music to sleep or settle, newborn onesie, Pictures, CDs, DVDs, etc...
Baby Naming and Dedication Ceremony Sample
(This sample combines both a dedication and naming ceremony)
parent and parent bring this child here to declare before this gathering their joy on baby 's birth and their wish that you share in that joy. They are thrilled at his/her safe arrival into this world and they want you to help them welcome him/her into their wider family, into the community, of their friends and into the world. Along with their happiness parent and
parent also have a sense of responsibility and a sense of awe.
This naming and dedication ceremony is to address the significance of the name chosen and for parent and parent to offer their dedication in raising baby with love and devotion in their hearts. It a time to mark the sense of responsibility and awe to remind parent and parent how much of their lives must now be devoted to caring for baby to guiding him/her and to nurturing him/her. It is also a time to remind baby s older brothers and sisters, siblings names of their responsibilities to be kind and helpful to their new baby brother/sister and the important role they will have throughout the whole of baby ’s life. And it is a time for us to offer parent and parent and siblings names our support in those tasks.
Watching the development of a child can be an experience of great happiness from the helplessness of babyhood through his/her years as a toddler a schoolboy/girl and an adolescent until he/she reaches maturity. Tomorrow's world is shaped by the shaping of our children in our homes It is the treatment we give our children which determines largely whether they will grow to contribute to this world or to be a drain on it. So as they make a home for baby , parent and parent have a responsibility to the future. Today, this gathering declares its trust in parent and parent in making the conditions for baby 's growth. In baby we have faith for a new generation with new ways of seeing and thinking. For it is in the life of each new child like baby that our hopes and aspirations can be renewed. We declare our hope in baby who is a part of the future of our world.
parent and parent let us begin by celebrating the name of your child.
What name have you chosen?
Parent answer: baby's first and middle name
What does first name mean?
Parent answers:
Why was it chosen?
Parent answers:
What does middle name mean?
Parent answers:
Why was it chosen?
Parent answers:
parent and parent , repeat after me:
We name you baby's full name . We promise our love, unconditionally and our best efforts to be good parents.
Now let us make our dedications to baby .
parent and parent , do you promise to care for and support baby in good times and bad? To help him/her achieve his/her hopes and dreams? To allow him/her to be their own person, finding their own individuality and way to express themselves?
Parents: "We do."
Parenthood is an awesome responsibility and it is a responsibility which cannot easily be shared. But it is responsibility that can be lightened if there are other people who stand there in support. Just as parent and parent wish you all here to share their joy. So they hope you also have a sense of sharing their responsibility. There is one thing that we are certain of today - The more this child is loved the more he/she will grow as a human being, and the more he/she is loved the more he will himself/herself have love to give to others. And there is another thing - The more people this child feels connected to, the more people this child can ask questions of, the more people this child feels he/she can trust, the richer his/her growth will be. So your presence here today is appreciated as your presence in baby 's life in the future will be appreciated. As will your interest and your involvement in his/her life as he/she grows to maturity.
(Optional Mentor, Grandparent, Sibling Dedication)
It is an important tradition in our culture that at the time a child is formally named and welcomed into the community some other adults agree to take special responsibilities for him/her alongside his/her parents. So today we will appoint two mentors for baby chosen by his/her parents — mentors who undertake a special responsibility for his/her welfare.
I now ask the mentors: Do mentor and mentor accept this serious responsibility?
Mentors: "We do."
mentor and mentor repeat after me:
baby full name we solemnly swear, to take a special and lifelong interest in your welfare, and to offer you friendship, counsel and support.
Parents and sworn mentors have special responsibilities. But we all feel a responsibility, and we all hope for every happiness in this child's life. baby , We wish you long life and happiness. We trust you will be kind and compassionate. May you have success and good fortune, and may your life be one of love.
(Optional Reading)
Children learn what they live.
If a child lives with criticism, she learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, she learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilt.
If a child lives with tolerance, she learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, she learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, she learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance, he or she learns to find love in the world.
It is the responsibility of us all to encourage baby , most importantly to encourage him/her by example. In particular we wish to encourage the virtues that all people of good will agree are right - integrity, honesty, fairness, compassion and concern. For the gift of childhood whose innocence and laughter keep the world young we all rejoice and give thanks. May this sweet life which we have accepted into our community of ideals and friendship receive abundantly - good health, limitless love, knowledge and wisdom and in turn give back richly to the common heritage that endures from generation to generation.
baby's full name you have been named by your family and friends, your mentors have been appointed, and heartfelt dedications been made.
We welcome you into this loving community.
(This sample combines both a dedication and naming ceremony)
parent and parent bring this child here to declare before this gathering their joy on baby 's birth and their wish that you share in that joy. They are thrilled at his/her safe arrival into this world and they want you to help them welcome him/her into their wider family, into the community, of their friends and into the world. Along with their happiness parent and
parent also have a sense of responsibility and a sense of awe.
This naming and dedication ceremony is to address the significance of the name chosen and for parent and parent to offer their dedication in raising baby with love and devotion in their hearts. It a time to mark the sense of responsibility and awe to remind parent and parent how much of their lives must now be devoted to caring for baby to guiding him/her and to nurturing him/her. It is also a time to remind baby s older brothers and sisters, siblings names of their responsibilities to be kind and helpful to their new baby brother/sister and the important role they will have throughout the whole of baby ’s life. And it is a time for us to offer parent and parent and siblings names our support in those tasks.
Watching the development of a child can be an experience of great happiness from the helplessness of babyhood through his/her years as a toddler a schoolboy/girl and an adolescent until he/she reaches maturity. Tomorrow's world is shaped by the shaping of our children in our homes It is the treatment we give our children which determines largely whether they will grow to contribute to this world or to be a drain on it. So as they make a home for baby , parent and parent have a responsibility to the future. Today, this gathering declares its trust in parent and parent in making the conditions for baby 's growth. In baby we have faith for a new generation with new ways of seeing and thinking. For it is in the life of each new child like baby that our hopes and aspirations can be renewed. We declare our hope in baby who is a part of the future of our world.
parent and parent let us begin by celebrating the name of your child.
What name have you chosen?
Parent answer: baby's first and middle name
What does first name mean?
Parent answers:
Why was it chosen?
Parent answers:
What does middle name mean?
Parent answers:
Why was it chosen?
Parent answers:
parent and parent , repeat after me:
We name you baby's full name . We promise our love, unconditionally and our best efforts to be good parents.
Now let us make our dedications to baby .
parent and parent , do you promise to care for and support baby in good times and bad? To help him/her achieve his/her hopes and dreams? To allow him/her to be their own person, finding their own individuality and way to express themselves?
Parents: "We do."
Parenthood is an awesome responsibility and it is a responsibility which cannot easily be shared. But it is responsibility that can be lightened if there are other people who stand there in support. Just as parent and parent wish you all here to share their joy. So they hope you also have a sense of sharing their responsibility. There is one thing that we are certain of today - The more this child is loved the more he/she will grow as a human being, and the more he/she is loved the more he will himself/herself have love to give to others. And there is another thing - The more people this child feels connected to, the more people this child can ask questions of, the more people this child feels he/she can trust, the richer his/her growth will be. So your presence here today is appreciated as your presence in baby 's life in the future will be appreciated. As will your interest and your involvement in his/her life as he/she grows to maturity.
(Optional Mentor, Grandparent, Sibling Dedication)
It is an important tradition in our culture that at the time a child is formally named and welcomed into the community some other adults agree to take special responsibilities for him/her alongside his/her parents. So today we will appoint two mentors for baby chosen by his/her parents — mentors who undertake a special responsibility for his/her welfare.
I now ask the mentors: Do mentor and mentor accept this serious responsibility?
Mentors: "We do."
mentor and mentor repeat after me:
baby full name we solemnly swear, to take a special and lifelong interest in your welfare, and to offer you friendship, counsel and support.
Parents and sworn mentors have special responsibilities. But we all feel a responsibility, and we all hope for every happiness in this child's life. baby , We wish you long life and happiness. We trust you will be kind and compassionate. May you have success and good fortune, and may your life be one of love.
(Optional Reading)
Children learn what they live.
If a child lives with criticism, she learns to condemn.
If a child lives with hostility, he learns to fight.
If a child lives with ridicule, she learns to be shy.
If a child lives with shame, he learns to feel guilt.
If a child lives with tolerance, she learns to be patient.
If a child lives with encouragement, he learns confidence.
If a child lives with praise, she learns to appreciate.
If a child lives with fairness, he learns justice.
If a child lives with security, she learns to have faith.
If a child lives with approval he learns to like himself.
If a child lives with acceptance, he or she learns to find love in the world.
It is the responsibility of us all to encourage baby , most importantly to encourage him/her by example. In particular we wish to encourage the virtues that all people of good will agree are right - integrity, honesty, fairness, compassion and concern. For the gift of childhood whose innocence and laughter keep the world young we all rejoice and give thanks. May this sweet life which we have accepted into our community of ideals and friendship receive abundantly - good health, limitless love, knowledge and wisdom and in turn give back richly to the common heritage that endures from generation to generation.
baby's full name you have been named by your family and friends, your mentors have been appointed, and heartfelt dedications been made.
We welcome you into this loving community.