1,000+ Catchy Antique Business Names

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Updated: April 14th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect antique business idea, but in order to launch, you need a good business name.

And not just a name, but a creative and descriptive name that will make your antique business stand out.

The name of your business will forever play a role in:

Your customers first impression
Your businesses identity
The power behind the type of customer your brand attracts
If you're memorable or not

We've put together a list of the best antique business ideas, provide you with a step-by-step guide on how to name your business and give real-world examples of how other founders came up with the name of their business.

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Catchy antique business name ideas

In The Beginning Antique Shop
Vintage Stuffs Shop
Time Machine Vintage Shop
Stone Era Boutique
Remember When Vintage Clothing
Yesterday's Attic Vintage Shop
Antique Market Shoppe
Timeless Treasures Antique Houseware
Abuela's Timeless Vintage Shoppe
(business name) Antique Mall
Majestic Remembrance Designs
First Choice Antique Collection
Purple Junks Collection
Stone Age Vintage Market
Blue Moon Era Shoppe
Veteran's Thrift Shop
Alpha & Omega Collectibles
Hello Timeless Galleries
Great Era Matters Shoppe
Old World Boutique Shoppe
Past Lovers Trading Company
Pandora's Box Vintage Collection
Secret Treasures Mall
Moon Dreamers Antique Shop
Underworld Collections Shop
Unforgettable V-Collections Shop
Timeless Memories Shoppe
Vintage Trading Station
Cozy and Chic Vintage Shoppe
Timeless Décor Solutions
Classic Treasures Collection Shop
Time Capsule Antique Shoppe
Rarely Old Beauty Houseware
Yesterday's Memory Collection Shop
Remtage Furnitures Shop
Gold Prized Memories Boutique
Memories are Forever Collections
Vintaquarium Shoppe
Her Historical Closet
Treasured with Love Antique Shop
Take me Back Vintage Goodies
Princess Heirlooms Collection
Yesterday's Touch Collection
Old Fashioned Shoppe
Old Age Addictions Shop
Time Finder Vintage Shoppe
Queen Vintage Boutique
Everything is Ancient Shoppe
Retro Hunters Corner
Vintage Appreciator Shoppe
Vintage Traveller Shop
Golden Clock Vintage Collections
Retro Stuff Seller Shop
Iconic Collections Shoppe
Colonial Possessions Shoppe
Twinkle Delights Vintage Store
Nostalgic Treasurehouse
Pharaoh's Treasures Collections
Retro Records and Collections
Fab and Vintage Closet
Authentique Shoppe
Vintaservation Antiques
House of Vintage Memories
Simply Antique Budgetarian Shop
All Time Thrift Shoppe
The Attic Ventarians
Antiques Huntress Corner
Beyond History Collections
Out of Yesterday Boutique
Golden Treasure Mart
Reviver Angel's Boutique
Back to Retro Shoppe
Yesterday's Keeper Thrift Shop
Valued Prime Collections
Thinker Bell Vintage Warehouse
Loose Compilation
Assembling Pro
PureAntique
The Interesting Old Geezer
PhilosophicAntique
Ancient Unfashionable
The Pure
Outmoded Collective
Maroon Unfashionable Co
Real Mossback Pro
Fake Old Geezer Spot
Costly Unfashionable Spot
The Grand Unstylish
More Antiquity
The Personal
Civilization Ancient
The Representative
Costly Unstylish Co
The Verde Unstylish
Canteen Antique
Wise Archeological
The Wisest
The Quaint
Outmoded Trading Co
LessAntique
FrenchAntique
Menuet Ancient
The Roman Antiquate
Ancient Archaeological
Extra Antiquate Trading Co
Age Old Group
Entire
Verd Unstylish
Old Place
The Part Millennia
EstAntique
The Half Outmoded
Large
Celebrated Age Old
Mere Ancient
Ancient Ancient
VerdeAntique
Priceless Old Geezer
The Eyed

Creative antique business name ideas

Archaeological Spot
MarineAntique
Debris Antique
Original Gaffer
Costly Gaffer Place
Assembling Trading Co
Curious Unfashionable Collective
Menuet
The Unransacked
Authentic Archaeological
Une Old Geezer Collective
Old Outmoded
The Classic
Averted Age Old
Pagan Outmoded
Passe Spot
Less Old Geezer Collective
The Half
The Personal
Une Mossback Group
The Complete Collector
Averted Antiquity
Black sea Antique
The Half Unstylish
Marine Outmoded Group
Lovely Gaffer Spot
Une Mossback
Averted Archaic
Rouge Mossback
Less Old Co
The Unimaginably
Manatee Antique
Modern Unfashionable Spot
Priceless Unstylish Group
More Unstylish
Authentic Aged
Believe Antique
Une Old
Handsome Unstylish
Genuinely Old
QuiteAntique
Outmoded Pro
Grecian Unfashionable Place
PaganAntique
Authentic Antiquate
Pure Outmoded Pro
The Famous
AncientAntique
Expensive Old Geezer Spot
Been deep Antique
Est
The Venerable
Doddering Antique
Curious
Modern Old
The Half Passe
Complacent Ancient
Varied Solicitation
FranceAncient
Very Unstylish
The Maroon Gaffer
The Costly
Valuable Unfashionable
Quite Old Geezer Trading Co
Rare Old Geezer Trading Co
France
Extra Ancient Spot
French
Original Passe Pro
ValuableCollection
The Enormous
The Grand
The Une Age Old
The Finest
Maroon Old Geezer Pro
Classical
Inpatient Ancient
The Complete
Old Geezer Place
The Interesting Old Geezer
Complete Antique
Banshee Antique
PartAncient
Ancient Trading Co
North eat Antique
Passe Co
Fine Ancient
LateAncient
Eternal Archeological Trading Co
Edited Assemblage Collective
The Finest Old Geezer
Occasional
The Mere
Romantic Age Old
Extra Age Old Place
Late Age Old Co
Troublous Gaffer Collective
The Grecque
Fake Mossback
The Unborn
Pagan Antiquate Trading Co
Unstylish Group
Mossback Trading Co
Payment Ancient
Costly Unfashionable Spot
Averted Age Old Spot
Huge Ingathering
Old Spot
UniqueCollection
Small Assemblage Collective
Loose Compilation
The Modern
Efficient
The Roman Antiquate
SimplestAncient
Miscellaneous Appeal Co
Comprehensive Collected
Unransacked Ancient Place
Greek Unfashionable

Learn more about starting an antique business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start an antique business?
-> Pros and cons of an antique business

Need inspiration?

-> Other antique business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for an antique business
-> Antique business slogans
-> Antique business Instagram bios

Other resources

-> Antique business tips

Funny Antique Business Names

Finest Unfashionable
The Late
The Romantic Unstylish
Late Age Old Co
Evolutionarily Ancestral
Quaint Mossback Group
Occasional Unstylish Pro
Ancient Antiquity
The Least Millennia
Useful Collector Trading Co
GrecianAntique
Achieve Antique
More Millennia
Canteen Antique
Finest Old
The Mere
VariedCollection
Lovely Unfashionable Spot
EternalAncient
Doddering
MaroonAntique
Marine Antiquate
The Somewhat
Occasional Old Geezer Group
Repeat Antique
Exquisite Ancient Collective
Handsome
Marine Ancient Spot
Authentic Antiquate
VerdeAntique
The Rouge
The Very
Curious Collect
Amazement Ancient
The French Unstylish
The Venerable
Comprehensive Collect
Visual perception Collection
More Unstylish Co
The Finest Unstylish
Modern Unfashionable Spot
Old Co
Bagent Ancient
FranceAncient
Aggregation Pro
The Fort Prehistoric
Est Age Old Trading Co
Believe Antique
Vacation Ancient
Roman Outmoded Pro
Old Geezer Place
PricelessAntique
Gaffer Spot
Verd Unstylish
Passe Co
Extra Ancient Spot
Complete Compiling
The Veritable Old
MostAntique
The Est
Rouge
Very Unstylish
Mere Outmoded
The Fine
Beautiful
Classic Outmoded Group
QuiteAncient
CuriousCollection
Rare Old Geezer Trading Co
The Veritable
Complete Compilation
Complete Antique
Antiquate Co
Interesting Old Group
The Maroon Antiquate
Unstylish Place
Attention Collection
Less Old Co
Genuinely Old
The Marine
Averted Archeological
Interesting Old Geezer Place
Vast Assembling Trading Co
Romantic
Averted Ancestral
The Very Age Old
The Pleased
Philosophic Mossback
Mossback Collective
Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
Classical Passe Spot
The Lovely Outmoded
Grand
The Valuable
Grecque
Compendium Spot
Ancient Co
Miscellaneous
The Maroon Gaffer
The Unransacked Outmoded
Fake
The Occasional
The Unique Aggregation
Costly Gaffer Place
Assembling Group
Collector Spot
The Grecque Unstylish
ModernAntique
Real
OrientAntique
Toothless Ancestral Trading Co
Comprehensive Compilation
Black sea Antique
Genuine
Classic
PhilosophicAntique
Priceless Mossback
Fine Ancient Collective
Genuinely Outmoded Place

Cool antique business name ideas

More Antiquity
The Brave
The Romantic
Finest Unfashionable
Aggregation Pro
GenuineAntique
ExquisiteAntique
PermanentCollection
Costly Unfashionable Spot
Fine Mossback Spot
Agreed Antique
Half Antiquate Pro
The Verde Unstylish
Celebrated Mossback Pro
Useful Collector Trading Co
CuriousCollection
VenerableAntique
Une Old Geezer Collective
MoftAncient
Receipt Antique
Intrigue Antique
The Remotely Unfashionable
Greek Ancient Pro
The Orient Passe
Rare Unfashionable
The Interesting Old Geezer
Occasional Unstylish Pro
Antiquate Trading Co
Grecque
AncientAntique
The Half
Indeed Antique
Relief Antique
Complete Compilation
The Largest Archaeological
Greek
Veritable Age Old Spot
The Exquisite Unstylish
Sectioned Collection
Huile Age Old Co
Interesting Passe Collective
Extra
Averted Archaeological
Beautiful Old Geezer
Marine Outmoded Group
The Verd
Gaffer Spot
Complete Collecting
Limp Outmoded Trading Co
Modern
Loose Compilation
Ancient Archaeological
Classic Age Old Group
The Late Past
Accumulation Trading Co
Grecque Ancient Co
The Grecque Ancient
Troublous Mossback
The Genuinely
Massive Compendium Place
Verd Age Old Collective
The Half Unstylish
Quaint
Curious Unfashionable Collective
Ancient
Debris Antique
Ancestral Group
The Very Age Old
VeryAntique
Varied Appeal Pro
EternalAncient
MoreAncient
FinestAntique
Ancient Mossback Spot
Ancient Group
Quite Age Old Place
Lovely Gaffer Spot
The Unique Aggregation
ClassicAntique
Priceless
The More Gaffer
Simplest Age Old Pro
The Orient
Professed
VariedCollection
Assemblage Place
RougeAntique
More Unstylish
Old Spot
Most
Maroon Old Geezer Pro
Grand Old Geezer Place
Authentic Archaic
Very Unstylish
Repeat Antique
Huge Collector Trading Co
Lovely Unfashionable Spot
The Famous
Mere Old Collective
Curious Collect
Passe Group
Real
Solicitation Spot
Grand Ancient Collective
The Averted
MostAntique
LargeCollection
Antiquate Place
Payment Ancient
PartAncient
Beautiful Ancient Place
Exceed Antique
The Hour
Extra Unstylish Trading Co
Unstylish Trading Co
The Authentic
RomanticAntique
Expensive
Large

Unique antique business name ideas

Aggregation Collective
Costly Unstylish Co
Comprehensive Compiling
Ancient Archeological
The Pleased
The Menuet
The Veritable Outmoded
FinestCollection
The Classic
Unfashionable Group
Painting Ancient
The Somewhat
Age Old Trading Co
The Veritable Passe
The Une Antiquate
Ancient Age
Late Ancestral Spot
More
Precious Antiquate Collective
Compete Antique
Marine
The Rouge
The Priceless
Mossback Co
Late Old
Richest Archaeological Place
Venerable Outmoded Collective
Redemption Collection
The Lovely Unfashionable
Valuable Passe Spot
Grecque Age Old
CharmingAntique
Ancient Trading Co
Efficient Assembling Group
Unstylish Group
Mossback Trading Co
Troublous
The Grand Unstylish
Expensive Ancient Trading Co
The Handsome Age Old
Civilization Ancient
Impressive
Concrete Antique
Assembling Group
Compendium Co
The Finest Mossback
Grecian Unstylish
The Huile
The Valuable
The Veritable
The Interesting Collector
The Faced Antiquity
The Marine
Fine Mossback
FamousAntique
Late Unstylish Group
Beautiful
True Unfashionable Collective
LimpAntique
The Part Millennia
UnransackedAntique
Costly
The Celebrated Ancient
Old Geezer Spot
Ancient Unfashionable
The Pretty
Random Accumulation Spot
Extra Ancient Spot
Marquee Antique
Old Geezer Group
Doddering Antique
Costly Gaffer Place
Charming Passe Spot
Mere Unstylish
Authentic Antiquity
Genuine Unfashionable Spot
Valuable Mossback
The Ancient Gaffer
France
The Permanent
Vast Assembling Trading Co
The Ancient Ancient
Averted Ancestral
Averted Ancestry
The Roman Antiquate
The Evolutionarily Past
Attention Collection
EyedAncient
Valuable Ancient Trading Co
Complete Antique
Unimaginably Archeological Group
Efficient
Original Outmoded Spot
Interesting
Classic Outmoded Group
The Real Unstylish
Comprehensive Compilations
The Limp
The Costly
Une Old
FineAntique
Finest Unstylish
ExpensiveAntique
The Grecque Unstylish
Classical Antiquate Co
Passe Place
The Unransacked
Une Mossback
The More Antique
Handsome Gaffer
LargestCollection
Charming Outmoded
Accumulation Co
Ancients Ancient
Verde
Famous
ExtraAntique
Inpatient Ancient
Addiction Collection

Cute antique business name ideas

Limp Age Old Collective
The Quaint
Famous Mossback Collective
More Unstylish Co
The Late
The Orient Old Geezer
The Miscellaneous
Fake Passe Collective
The Venerable Unstylish
ToothlessAncient
The Pleased Antique
Occasion Ancient
Most Outmoded Collective
Handsome Antiquate
Perception Collection
Authentic Antiquate
Expensive Antiquate Co
The Romantic Unstylish
Old Co
Grecian Old Geezer
Averted Antique
Ingathering Collective
Averted Archaic
Genuinely Passe Spot
Pretty Prehistoric
Roman Outmoded Pro
GrowingCollection
Maroon
HistoryAncient
GrecqueAntique
Precious
Old Unfashionable Collective
North eat Antique
Authentic Ancient
Ancient Pro
Old Group
The Fine Unfashionable
Real Mossback Collective
Mere Mossback Place
Handsome Unstylish
The Eyed
Age Old Group
The Philosophic
Rare Unstylish
The Quite
Passe Spot
Compilation Place
Fake
Original Passe Pro
Huge Ingathering
Precious Unfashionable
Whole
Curious Gaffer Co
Very Passe Place
PureAntique
Defeat Antique
Cd Antique
OrientAntique
Grand Unstylish Trading Co
The Pagan
Mere Ancient Group
Old Geezer Pro
Outmoded Place
Passe Co
FakeAntique
The Maroon Gaffer
Huile Old Place
Late Age Old Co
Original Old Trading Co
Richest Millennia Group
Miscellaneous Appeal Co
Valuable Ancient
Est Unstylish Group
DiverseCollection
Grand
Exquisite Ancient Place
More Millennia
The Venerable Archaeological
QuiteAntique
Ancient Antiquarian
True Antiquate Trading Co
The Une Gaffer
LateAncient
Rare
Pagan Antiquate Trading Co
HuileAntique
Original Age Old Place
Unfashionable Place
Finest Old
The Grand Passe
The Remotely
Antiques Antique
Gaffer Co
Half
Outmoded Trading Co
Interesting Antiquate
Old Geezer Place
Fine Ancient Collective
Visual perception Collection
Compendium Spot
Unique Collector
The Eternal
Small
Classical Passe Spot
Quite Unfashionable Collective
Verd Unstylish
The Grecian Unfashionable
Priceless Mossback
The Maroon Antiquate
The Old
The Beautiful Unstylish
Mere Assembling
The Venerable
Machine Antique
Mere Ancient
The Very Millennia
Unstylish Co
Petite Antique
Enormous Ingathering Trading Co

Clever antique business name ideas

Averted Age Old
Celebrated
Archaeological Co
More Archaelogical Place
Handsome Ancient Place
Modern Passe Pro
Greek Unfashionable
Comprehensive Collector
Greek Gaffer
Gaffer Pro
Banshee Antique
Comprehensive Collect
Philosophic
Age Old Spot
Authentic Age Old
Curious Outmoded Place
Limp Ancient Co
The French Unstylish
Edited Assemblage Collective
Fake Mossback
The Quaint Mossback
Pagan Old Place
Une Passe Spot
Inception Collection
Fine Ancient
Profession Collection
The Roman
Fake Old Geezer Spot
Classic
Antique Group
Past Trading Co
The Present Collector
Expensive Unstylish Group
Ancient Passe Trading Co
The Limp Age Old
Huile Antiquate
Unransacked Ancient Place
French Old
MenuetAntique
Averted Age Old Spot
The Real
Gaffer Group
The Immense
True
Genuine Old
Millennia Collective
Rouge Mossback
Unstylish Spot
Amazement Ancient
Genuinely Old
The Interesting
Been deep Antique
The True
PaganAntique
Handsome Gaffer Place
Averted Astronomy
Mossback Spot
The Finest Assemblage
ValuableCollection
Complete Aggregation Pro
The Verde
Ancient Archaic
Police Antique
Quaint Mossback Group
The Fine Age Old
Question Collection
Ancient Collective
Withered Past Collective
Curious Compiling
RomanAntique
RoyalCollection
The Pure
Wisest Age Old
Averted
Assembling Pro
The Very
The Roman Old
Unransacked Mossback Co
Mossback Pro
Dusty street Antique
Age Old Collective
OldAntique
Charming Mossback Spot
Unfashionable Co
The Greek Antiquate
Ancient Ancient
The Complete
LateAntique
Troublous Gaffer Collective
Mere Outmoded
Somewhat
Occasional Old Geezer Group
Small Assemblage Collective
Charming
Entire
The Half Ancient
The Celebrated
Brave Old
The Bearded
Prehistoric Co
Modern Old
Excellent Compendium Place
Old Pro
Grand Unstylish Place
LeastAncient
Beautiful Mossback
Doddering
Authentic Antiquate Group
Unstylish Place
The Least Millennia
SplendidCollection
Authentic Antiquated
Mossback Place
Limp
SimplestAncient
Outmoded Co
Rouge Age Old
Unransacked
Marine Ancient Spot

Best antique business name ideas

Romantic
Original Gaffer
Archaeological Spot
Antiquate Co
Somewhat Unfashionable Place
The Costly Unfashionable
Gaffer Collective
The Une Age Old
Menuet
Aggregation Spot
Remotely
The Unransacked Mossback
Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
UnimaginablyAncient
Maroon Antiquate Co
Complete Collector
Very Mossback Co
Priceless Unstylish Group
Menuet Unstylish Co
Interesting Old Group
Celebrated Outmoded
Veritable
Marine Passe Co
Archaeological Group
The Less
Limp Mossback Collective
Antiquate Pro
Personal Solicitation Collective
Grecian Unfashionable Place
Huile
The Fine Old Geezer
Appeal Spot
GrecianAntique
Finest
Belief Antique
The Private
Blatant Ancient
The Half Passe
Somewhat Antiquate
Priceless Old Geezer
Achieve Antique
FortAncient
The Fort Prehistoric
The Est Ancient
Antique seat Antique
Authentic Age
The Priceless Mossback
The Grand
The Real Old Geezer
Verd Unstylish Group
Classical
Genuinely Old Group
Old Outmoded
The Outstanding Collector
The Efficient Assembling
Outmoded Group
The Comprehensive
The Exquisite
Expensive Old Geezer Spot
Passe Pro
Grecian
Guarantee Antique
Agree Antique
Latent Ancient
Eternal Antique Collective
Averted Antiquated
Authentic Antiquarian
French
Wonderful
The Veritable Ancient
Rouge
Quaint Unfashionable Co
Maroon Outmoded
The Charming
The Very Prehistoric
The Fake Outmoded
The Lovely
Mossback Collective
Complete Compiling
VerdeAntique
The Curious Mossback
AuthenticAntique
The Remotely Mossback
Black sea Antique
Gaffer Trading Co
Solicitation Place
The Interesting Unstylish
The Real Ancient
Antique Spot
Outmoded Collective
Miscellaneous Compilation
GreekAntique
The Late Passe
Old Geezer Co
The Genuine
The Expensive Ancient
The Philosophic Unfashionable
The Mere
WitheredAncient
The French
The Original Unstylish
Complete Collected
Extra Gaffer Spot
Plan b Antique
Celebrated Age Old
Ancient Antiquate
Aggression Collection
The Grecque
Collecting Pro
The More
Canteen Antique
Authentic Gaffer
The Fine Old
Valuable Unfashionable
QuaintAntique
Diverse Compilation Collective
Enormous
Ancient Aged
True Unfashionable Pro

Guide: How To Name Your Business

Why Is Your Business Name Important?

Your business name is one of the single most important pieces to starting a business.

Why?

Because your business name has power.

It reflects your reputation, your mission, values, and represents what people (and customers) are searching for.

It impacts the way in which people remember, refer you, and perceive your business

When choosing your business name, there's a lot to think about in order to get it right - so it's important not to rush this process.

Let's take a look at everything you need to consider before deciding on a business name:

Tips To Consider When Naming Your Antique Business:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your antique business name should always be:

Easy to spell
Easy to pronounce
Easy to remember

Consider avoiding long names as much as possible, as this will only lead your customers forgetting your name and feeling frustrated.

To test this point, try to think of any well-known reputable brand off the top of your head.

The first that come to mind for me are Alexa, Google, Nike, Apple - each unique in their own way (hence, easy to remember) , less than six characters and easy to spell.

Your Business Name Should Define What You Do

The name of your business should reflect a defining characteristic of what you do.

Before your customer goes to your website or speaks to you, the name of your business should spark some initial thoughts in their brain as to what you're all about.

For example, marketingexamples.com describes exactly what their company is about: providing great examples of marketing tactics.

Consider SEO When Naming Your Business

Bottom line: If you don't show up in google, you're going to make it that much more challenging for customers to find you.

There are several different aspects to think about when it comes to SEO & naming your antique business:

Try not to pick a business name that's crowded with other businesses
Consider naming your business based on highly searched keywords
Make sure the name of your business matches search intent and what people are looking for

Think about the emotions you want to evoke

Your business name has the power to evoke certain emotions and thoughts from your customer.

It has the ability to evoke a positive or a negative feeling. An inclusive or an exclusive feeling. A fearful or a loving feeling.

It's not to say that any of these feelings are wrong, but it's important to ensure that they are in line with your values and mission.

For example, the brand Death's Door makes me feel a bit risky and uncertain - but that's the point. They're selling Gin.

Try Not To Pick Something Too Limiting

Your business name should be fitting for the future and growth of your business, that way you don't have to confront a re-brand down the road.

If you choose something too narrow, it may be challenging to diversify your product and revenue streams down the road.

Here are some tips to avoid making this mistake:

Try not to name the business after a particular geographical area (this makes it hard to grow in other areas)
Try not to name the business after only one product you sell
Try not to name something based on a current trend

Brainstorming Names For Your Business

If you're in the brainstorming phase and trying to come up with a business name, there are a few key things to think about in order to get the juices flowing:

Write out a list of words that reflect your brand, personality, team etc. These should be the first things that come to your mind and you shouldn't have to think too hard about it.
Look at competition in the space and see if there's a common theme. Write down some key words or phrases that resonate with you and add them to the list.
Think about the emotion you want to evoke with your business name
Ask yourself: If I had to describe my business in one word, what would it be?

From there, you can create a shortlist based on the words that resonate best with you and follow the naming guidelines above.

Tips on naming your business

In addition to the requirements from the State, there are some general naming guidelines that may help you down the road as well.

We've put together a full guide here for naming your business here but will also cover the most critical pieces below:

You can check for domain availability here:

Find a domain starting at $0.88

As soon as you resonate with a name (or names), secure the domain and social media handles as soon as possible to ensure they don't get taken.

Other general naming tips

Consider SEO when naming your business
Consider naming your business something that reflects what you do and/or who you are
Keep it simple! Easy to spell, easy to pronounce and easy to remember
Try not to pick something too limiting that could impact your businesses growth in the future!

Check out our full naming guide here.

Here is a video covering all factors to consider when naming your LLC:

Examples of Great Business Names

When choosing a business name, it's critical that you look at other examples of businesses not only in your space, but business names in other industries that have done particularly well.

Here are a few examples of great business names (+ how some of these businesses came up with their name):

Competitor Analysis Example

One great way to name your business is by looking at the competition and getting inspiration.

Gia Paddock, founder of Boutique Rye analyzed other businesses in the space and added her own personal spin to her business name:

A popular national brick & mortar women’s boutique that many may have heard of is called Francesca’s… How original, right? So we came up with Boutique Rye named after our son, Riley. We put "boutique" in front to be a little different.

The name "Boutique Rye" checks the boxes for naming a business:

Short and simple
Easy to spell and easy to remember
Clearly defines what the company does
Optimized for SEO (people searching for boutiques)
Unique and personal touch - tells a story.

Ask Other People

Sometimes, coming up with a name is as easy as asking other people, whether that be friends, family, people at a coffee shop, or in Spyq Sklar case, his own customer!

How we came up with the name Cat Sushi:

So, we put together a quick business plan and set aside some money that we were willing to risk. One of our loyal customers actually came up with the name. We still give them free cat food.

Read the full story ➡️ here

The name "Cat Sushi" checks all the boxes for naming a business:

Memorable and funny
Short and simple
Obvious that they sell treats for cats
Fun & unique story - their customer literally came up with the name of their business!

The Amazon Example

Formerly called "Cadabra", Jeff Bezos decided that the name was too obscure, hard to spell, and easy to misinterpret.

The name Amazon came from a simple dictionary search .

Jeff Bezos wanted something that started with an A, looked through a dictionary and came up with the word Amazon.

When he told his team, he didn't care for anyone else's input. He was set on it.

Here's how the word "Amazon" checks all the boxes (aside from being worth a trillion dollars):

Represents the largest river in the world, making it very memorable
The story and meaning of the word matches the vision of the company: To be the larger and better than any other business!
The name allows for future growth opportunity - they didn't name something specific to just "books," even though at the time, that's what it was.
Easy to spell, pronounce and recommend!

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