Missing names in baptism records

[Forfarian]

Perhaps he forgot the child's name or parents hadn't yet selected child's Christian name.

Out of sheer curiosity, can a Christian baptism be performed by the rites of any church without bestowing a name on the child?

[aghadowey]

Perhaps he forgot the child's name or parents hadn't yet selected child's Christian name.

Out of sheer curiosity, can a Christian baptism be performed by the rites of any church without bestowing a name on the child?

Yes.

[ISLINGTON1884]

I know nothing to do with your baptism query however I found out after a long time researching that my G Grandfathers father on his marriage certificate was not his father and my G Grandfather made the name up.I was told sometimes names were made up so the form does not get left blank. He used his own name and there was a middle name stuck in there and that confusd things for me for a very long time.
I am nowhere up on some of the members on here they are all fantastic. I thought I would let you
 what happened in my case and I know important things do  and have been left out of records as you can see on your query.My query was only resolved by a DNA test and then I confirmed this with other records.
MARIA

[zumaro]

Thanks everyone.  I had seen cases of apparent double baptisms before, which I understand were frowned upon by at least the church in England, and these were usually a case of a private baptism at home, followed by a public church one. But in these cases names were recorded at the time. But then again I have other cases of names not recorded at the time of baptism, both in America and New Zealand, where the child most definitely survived (includes my 2x great grandmother).  So I guess these irregular cases definitely exist.