1,000+ Catchy Antique Business Names
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
- The Classical Old
- Aggregation Pro
- Comprehensive Compilation
- The Real Old Geezer
- Expensive Ancient Trading Co
- Interesting Old Group
- Curious Compiling
- GrecianAntique
- Antique seat Antique
- Grand Old Geezer Place
- The Venerable
- The Sham
- The Exquisite Unstylish
- Whole
- Edited Assemblage Collective
- Menuet
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- MaroonAntique
- Gaffer Group
- Venerable Outmoded Collective
- Intervention Collection
- Dusty street Antique
- Proceed Antique
- Old Geezer Co
- Mossback Place
- The Mere Mossback
- Most Antiquate
- Genuinely Age Old Collective
- Troublous Gaffer Collective
- Complete Aggregation Pro
- Veritable Age Old Spot
- Compendium Spot
- Priceless
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- OldAntique
- Varied Solicitation
- The Expensive Ancient
- The Handsome
- True Unfashionable Pro
- Very Mossback Co
- Priceless Unstylish Group
- Concrete Antique
- French Old
- Fine Ancient
Creative antique business name ideas
- True Old Geezer
- The Menuet
- Solicitation Spot
- Authentic
- Whole
- Exquisite
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- Quaint
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- Outmoded Spot
- Varied Appeal Pro
- Gaffer Collective
- The Remarkable
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- The More Gaffer
- Half Antiquate Pro
- The Finest Unstylish
- GreekAntique
- Ancient Group
- The Beautiful Unstylish
- Pure Outmoded Pro
- CuriousCollection
- The Wisest
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- Proceed Antique
- The Interesting
- The Present Collector
- Collector Spot
- Precious Ancient Place
- The Personal
- Comprehensive Collected
- ClassicAntique
- Rich
- The Unransacked Antiquate
- Antiquate Group
- Valuable
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- Unstylish Spot
- Antiquate Trading Co
- Une Old Geezer Collective
- The Faced Antiquity
- Finest Unstylish
- Appeal Place
- Eternal Antique Collective
- The Roman Antiquate
- Handsome Gaffer
- The Entire Assemblage
- AuthenticAntique
- Ancient Antiquarian
- LargestAncient
- The Part Millennia
- Maroon Age Old
- Diverse Compilation Collective
- Less
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- The Hour
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- Blatant Ancient
- The More Age Old
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- True
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- Vagrant Ancient
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- Magnificent Compilation
- Valuable Old Geezer
- Stampede Antique
- Defeat Antique
- The Real Unstylish
- Veritable Age Old Spot
- ValuableCollection
- Curious Gaffer Place
- The Pagan
- Gaffer Pro
- Compendium Spot
- Debris Antique
- The Half
- Archaeological Co
- Heterogeneous Assembling Co
- Unstylish Co
- Outmoded Co
- Complete Collected
- Gaffer Spot
- Handsome Gaffer Place
- The Finest Assemblage
- Fine Mossback
- Huile
- Extra Unstylish Trading Co
- Fake Old Geezer Spot
- More Antiquity
- The Unique Aggregation
- Ancient Age Old
- Quite Past Group
- Exquisite Ancient Collective
- Valuable Mossback
- Very Unfashionable Collective
- MoreAntique
- The Handsome
- Real Mossback Collective
- Occasional Old Geezer Group
- The Half Outmoded
- The Grecque
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- Classical Passe Spot
- Unstylish Trading Co
- Complete Antique
- Passe Group
- Charming Passe Spot
- The Fine Old
- Maroon Old Geezer Pro
- Old Geezer Co
- Vast Assembling Trading Co
- OldAntique
- Troublous Gaffer Collective
- Dusty street Antique
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Funny Antique Business Names
- The French Passe
- Antique Pro
- Original Gaffer
- The Evolutionarily Past
- Ancient Antiquate Group
- Eternal Archeological Trading Co
- The Verde
- Appeal Antique
- Millennia Collective
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- GreekAntique
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- Withered Past Collective
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- The Genuinely
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- Greek Gaffer
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- More Archaelogical Place
- Directions Collection
- The Rouge
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- CuriousCollection
- North eat Antique
- Antiquate Place
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- Unstylish Trading Co
- Authentic Old Geezer
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- Impressive
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- Extra Age Old Place
- Unfashionable Trading Co
- FamousAntique
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- Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
- Ancient Collective
- The Curious
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- Ancient Mossback Spot
- Rich Collecting Co
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- Celebrated Gaffer Spot
- Profession Collection
- PureAntique
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- Late Gaffer Co
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- Celebrated
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- Old Geezer Pro
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- Perception Collection
- Concrete Antique
- The Curious Mossback
- Unborn Antiquity Spot
- Real Outmoded
- The Fort Prehistoric
- Authentic Age
- Expensive Ancient Trading Co
Cool antique business name ideas
- Averted Prehistoric
- The Celebrated Ancient
- The Real
- LateAntique
- Ancient Ancient
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- Complete Collecting
- The Veritable Old
- Romantic
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- LargestAncient
- The Modern
- The Une
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- The Unborn
- Receipt Antique
- Veritable Age Old Spot
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- The Fake Outmoded
- Unstylish Group
- Ancient Antiquarian
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- CuriousCollection
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- The Half Passe
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- Roman Gaffer
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- The Venerable Unstylish
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- The Greek Antiquate
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- The Brave
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- Greek Gaffer
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- Small Assemblage Collective
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- Somewhat Unstylish Collective
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- Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
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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:
Is your URL available? Social media handles?
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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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