How did you choose your child's wiccan name

[MysticWitch]

Our wiccaning is coming up and we were asked if the child has a special name that will be called upon and I have no idea! :awilly: I want to have one but I dont know how to pick one or why I should.. should it mean something, sound cool.. etc.. Advice please!!!!!!! :lol:

[ladyalpha]

When we did our children's Wiccaning, we introduced them to the Gods, Goddesses, Elements and the spirits. We didn't come up with a special name for them other than their special given name.
Our kids have nicknames, but we don't consider them "magickal" names. I personally believe that we are known to our Deities and any other realms by our given names. Later in life, if we want to use a different name when we are doing work, then we should come up with that name ourselves based on our own experiences, likes, intuiton, etc.
I know this doesn't really answer your questions. I'm sorry. All I can really say is follow your own beliefs and don't feel like you have to have a different name for your child if you don't feel like it, or don't believe in that.

I think when I was initiated onto the Wiccan path and into the coven my Aunt (the H.P. of the coven I was in) gave me a name. But, to be honest with you, if she did I have no clue what it was. It was a long time ago and apparently the name didn't fit because I can't remember it.

Blessings,
ladyalpha

[Ceres]

I thought your wiccan name was supposed to be of your own choosing? When you dedicate yourself. Maybe this is soemthing different....or you are supposed to change it later when you are initiated.

[Amethyst Rose]

This may be a question you can ask lightdancer.... I helped do the wiccaning ceremony for her eldest, way back when. I don't remember if she chose a 'magical' name or not, though.

What I do remember, Radikalwomyn, was that the idea is to choose a name that the gods would know the child as, and when the child is grown dedicates themsevles to their religion, they choose a different name...their, adult name, kinda.

Does that make sense?

[Sequoia]

What is a Wiccaning? Is that like a Baptism, but for Wiccans?

Anyway, though... isn't your child's name special enough? Or sound cool enough? (Ohh, I cringe when people want to name their kids something because it "sounds cool"...)

[Amethyst Rose]

It's sort of like a baptism, but the difference is that no promises are made to raise the child in that religion, and it has nothing to do with the cleansing of sin. What it is, is more like having the baby be presented to, and blessed by, the gods.

[wintermagick]

I didn't... although I wish I could think of one. She's never had a Wiccaning anyway, and her given name is about as Pagan as it gets... but I'll probably just wait and let her choose her own if she so desires. If she could chose it now it would probably be "Nemo". :lol: