Working together
The difference between a list you found online and a list built for you is the difference between a dress off a rack and one made to fit. You feel it immediately. Every name I bring you has been chosen because it makes sense for your family specifically: not because it was popular, not because it tested well, but because it sits right against your surname, honours what matters to you, and has the quality of a name your child will grow into rather than out of.
Every engagement begins with a detailed questionnaire. Before anything else, I want to understand your surname, your heritage, your aesthetic, the names you have loved and the ones that have not felt right, and what you are hoping this child's name will carry. That questionnaire is where the real work begins, and everything that follows is built on it.
Families who work with me arrive at their name with a confidence that is different from guessing well. They know why the name is right. They have the story. They can answer the “why that name?” question with something that gives them, and eventually their child, real roots.
Know what you want? Book any package directly below. Would rather talk first? Every package also begins with a free fifteen minute call if you would like one.
The Discovery List
$197 CAD
Your personalised shortlist, for families who want expert curation without a full consultation.
· A detailed naming questionnaire
· 10 to 15 names chosen specifically for your family
· A full etymological profile for every name
· Sound and rhythm assessment against your surname
· The reason each name was selected for you
· A designed PDF name report, delivered within 7 days of your questionnaire
· One follow-up question by email, answered personally
This is one curated report rather than an open ended search, and it does not include a revision round. If none of the names lands, the full $197 goes towards a Signature Consult if you upgrade within thirty days.
The Signature Consult
$497 CAD · Most popular
The full Namesake Studio experience. We talk about what matters to you, what you have tried and why it has not landed, and what you are really looking for beneath the names you keep circling. The shortlist that follows is built from that conversation.
· Everything in The Discovery List
· 20 or more curated names with full research
· 60 minutes of video consultation, as one conversation or two of 30
· Cultural and heritage research
· Sibling and surname flow analysis
· Written notes from our conversation
· One revision round after we speak
Your report arrives within 7 days of your questionnaire. Most families book their hour once the report is with them, so we can talk the names through together. If two shorter conversations suit you better, we split it into two of 30.
The Heirloom Package
$997 CAD
For families navigating complex heritage, an unusually challenging surname, or simply the desire to have this done with absolute care and no loose ends. The name you choose at the end of this process is one you will tell your child about for the rest of their life.
· Everything in The Signature Consult
· Family name and history research, drawn from what you share with me
· Two 60 minute video consultations
· Two revision rounds
· Birth announcement copy, written for you
· A keepsake naming document: your child's name, its meaning, its origins, and the story of how it was chosen, designed to be printed and framed
· Ongoing support by email through the final weeks of pregnancy
Begin with the book
Not ready for a consultation? The Art of Naming is the 88 page guide I wrote for parents who want to do this thoughtfully on their own. The Six Dimensions framework, the Shortlist Method, 192 annotated names for girls, boys and any child, and a printable worksheet. Launch price $39 CAD until 1 November, then $49. Instant download.
If you read it and want to go further, the price of the book comes off any package booked within sixty days. Your code arrives with your order confirmation.
