Service Description: For the registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages - including appointments for certificates and arranging marriages. Please note that when registering twins a double appointment is required.
Also known as:- Birth Re-registering, Naming Ceremonies, Registrars Service
Answer: First names can be changed within one year of the registration of the birth by baptism or certificate of naming (please ask the Register Office for further information). Surnames can be changed if the baby's birth is re-registered after the baby's parents marry or to add the father's name to the registration.