If we were to learn more deeper about the occult art pertaining to Naming, we will then able to understand that names indeed have a lot of meaning. If given well, the vibration from the names will enable one to harmonize with nature so as to gain prosperity, peace, smooth passage through your life and health/well being.

It is therefore not surprising that different cultures laid different emphasis on the naming rites,rituals and ceremony. This article looks at the various cultures on their individual naming rites, rituals and ceremonies:

1. European - Saining
2. Christian- Christening
3. Jewish - Bris(boy) & Simchat Bas(girl)
4. Islamic -Call to Prayer
5. Buddhist-Kika & Naming ceremony
6. Hindu-Namakarana
7. Sikh- The Mool Manta & Naming ceremony
8. Native American
9. Hawaiian
10. Latvian-Krustaba

(1) European - Saining:

• The term sain comes from the Old English segnian. Its orginal meaning, ” to mark with a sign ” was eventually replaced by “bless”
• It is a traditional European child blessing and naming ceremonythat takes place nine days after birth.
• The baby is taken to a grove, where a tree is planted or chosen. The tree stands witness to the first mention of the child’s public name.
• Traditionally, the mother speaks the name of a girl baby, the father speaks the name of an infant boy. If a second name is chosen, it is whispered into the baby’s ear.
• The child is passed around the circle and introducted to the company,who present him or her with gifts and wishes.The infant’s name is spoken to the four directions. Then the baby’s umbilical cord is tied to the branch of the tree to strengthen the connection between the child and the tree; the placenta is buried at its roots to nourish it.

(2) Christian -Christening:

• A Christening is the Christian ceremony of baptizing and naming an infant. The meaning and procedure of the Christening vary among different sects.Anglicans, Lutheran, Methodist, Reformed, Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox churches considered baptism a sacrament.
• According to these churches, the baptism confer God’s grace regardless of the baby’s awareness of it.
• Baptist and similar churches do not perform the baptismal rite until a person is old enough to understand its significant and participate voluntary. Most Christian churches administer the baptismal water by pouring or sprinkling it over the baby. The Eastern Orthodox and Baptist churches practice immersion (submerging the infant or adult into the water)

(3) Jewish- Bris(boy) & Simchat Bas(girl)

Bris (boy)

• A Jewish boy is name during a Bris or Brit Milah which the traditional rite of circumcision.
• The Bris takes place on the eighth day afte birth, even if it falls on the Sabbath or a Jewish holiday.

Simchat Bras ( girl )

• A Jewish girl is name in a simple ceremony in the temple or synagogue on the first Sabbah after birth.
• It’s also acceptable to have the naming done at any Torah reading, and some parents choose to wait several weeks to a month after their daughter’s birth. There is no explict birth ritual for a girl comparable to the Bris.
• The Simchat Bas,”the rejoicing of a daughter” is a relatively new welcoming celebration for a baby girl that is being adopted by many Jewish parents.Because there are no established rules, the elements of the ceremony and accompanying festivies are open to interpretation and determined by the personal wishes of the baby’s family.