1,000+ Catchy Antique Business Names

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Updated: January 19th, 2023

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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Ideas

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
Averted Antique
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
Latent Ancient
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
Verd Unstylish
Quaint
Grand Old Geezer Place
Outmoded Spot
Varied Appeal Pro
Gaffer Collective
The Remarkable
Genuinely Passe Spot
The More Gaffer
Half Antiquate Pro
The Finest Unstylish
GreekAntique
Ancient Group
The Beautiful Unstylish
Pure Outmoded Pro
CuriousCollection
The Wisest
Quite Age Old Place
Finest Ancient Place
Proceed Antique
The Interesting
The Present Collector
Collector Spot
Precious Ancient Place
The Personal
Comprehensive Collected
ClassicAntique
Rich
The Unransacked Antiquate
Antiquate Group
Valuable
Exceed Antique
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
Finest Unfashionable
The Hour
Authentic Age
FineAntique
Blatant Ancient
The More Age Old
The Finest
Classic Age Old Group
True
Maroon Outmoded
Vagrant Ancient
Unransacked
Une Outmoded
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
Averted Ancestry
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

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

The French Passe
Antique Pro
Original Gaffer
The Evolutionarily Past
Ancient Antiquate Group
Eternal Archeological Trading Co
The Verde
Appeal Antique
Millennia Collective
Solicitation Spot
GreekAntique
Extra Gaffer Spot
Withered Past Collective
MarineAntique
Grecque
Celebrated Outmoded
The Lovely Outmoded
Averted Age Old Spot
Visual perception Collection
The Part Millennia
Diverse Compilation Collective
Limp Mossback Collective
Efficient Assembling Group
Celebrated Mossback Pro
Rare
Aggregation Spot
Unstylish Pro
The Complete
The Romantic
Finest Ancient Place
Passe Pro
More
GenuineAntique
Less
Very Unfashionable Collective
The Beautiful
Famous
Huge Collector Trading Co
GrandAntique
The Largest
Gaffer Group
The Classical Old
GenuinelyAntique
Ancient Passe Trading Co
The Genuinely
Une Outmoded
Addiction Collection
Venerable Outmoded Collective
Modern
Interesting Passe Collective
Occasion Ancient
Ancient Archeological
The Unborn
Quaint Old Geezer Collective
Antiquate Pro
Unstylish Collective
Somewhat Unfashionable Place
The Precious
Classical Passe Spot
Mere Ancient
Maroon Unstylish Co
MoreAntique
Marine Antiquate
Huile
The Ancient Ancient
Greek Gaffer
IllustriousAncient
ValuableCollection
More Archaelogical Place
Directions Collection
The Rouge
PaganAntique
The Une Age Old
Somewhat Antiquate
The Real Unstylish
CuriousCollection
North eat Antique
Antiquate Place
Verde Mossback
Unstylish Trading Co
Authentic Old Geezer
Finest Unfashionable
The Entire Assemblage
Assemblage Place
Impressive
Painting Ancient
Extra Age Old Place
Unfashionable Trading Co
FamousAntique
Curious Aggregation Spot
Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
Ancient Collective
The Curious
The Personal
Ancient Mossback Spot
Rich Collecting Co
Wise Archeological
Maroon Unfashionable Co
Celebrated Gaffer Spot
Profession Collection
PureAntique
The Greek Antiquate
Unstylish Spot
Sectioned Collection
Late Gaffer Co
Marine Outmoded Group
Celebrated
The Classic
Outmoded Trading Co
Old Geezer Pro
The Mere Mossback
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
LateAncient
Marine Antiquate
Complete Collecting
The Veritable Old
Romantic
The Miscellaneous
LargestAncient
The Modern
The Une
CuriousAntique
Costly Passe Group
The Unborn
Receipt Antique
Veritable Age Old Spot
Manatee Antique
The Fake Outmoded
Unstylish Group
Ancient Antiquarian
Gaffer Place
Precious Unfashionable
CuriousCollection
The Maroon
Most Antiquate
Comprehensive Collector
Old Geezer Co
The Precious
The Remotely
Richest Archaeological Place
Attention Collection
Most Outmoded Collective
Menuet Ancient
Gaffer Collective
Authentic Archaeological
Roman Outmoded Pro
Unransacked Ancient Spot
Cd Antique
The More Antique
ExquisiteAntique
Solicitation Place
The Half Unstylish
UnransackedAntique
Averted Archaelogical
Volume
The Quaint Unstylish
The Genuine
The Ancient Ancient
Veritable
FinestCollection
The Half Passe
More Antiquity
Classic Old
Late Gaffer Co
Civilization Ancient
The Most
Ancient Passe Trading Co
EstAntique
Payment Ancient
Concrete Antique
Marine
The Limp Age Old
The French Passe
Huile
OrientAntique
Debris Antique
The Grand
Marquee Antique
Grecian Unfashionable Place
The Finest Outmoded
LargestCollection
Maroon Age Old
Unransacked Ancient Place
Ancient Antiquity
The Faced
The Curious Mossback
Interesting Old Geezer Place
Comprehensive Collected
Latent Ancient
The Exquisite
Old Geezer Place
Outmoded Collective
MarineAntique
MenuetAntique
OriginalAntique
HandsomeAntique
Solicitation Spot
Small Ingathering
Fine
Pure Outmoded Pro
The Menuet
Complete Collector
ModernAntique
The Veritable
The Marine
The Personal
Mere Outmoded
Old Collective
Antiquate Pro
The Less Antiquate
Passe Pro
Curious Gaffer Co
Antiquate Spot
Old Geezer Trading Co
Complete Compilation
Repeat Antique
Petite Antique
TroublousAntique
Old Place
Authentic Antiquate Group
Old Trading Co
The More
Outmoded Co
Ancient Mossback Spot
Unfashionable Co
Past Trading Co

Unique antique business name ideas

Valuable Passe Spot
The Roman Old
Menuet
Troublous Gaffer Collective
Ancient Antiquated
The Rare
Accumulation Co
Wise Archeological
The Efficient Assembling
Ancient Trading Co
The Authentic Age Old
Bagent Ancient
Costly
Curious Gaffer Place
Handsome Mossback Spot
Compilation Group
AncientAntique
The Philosophic Old
Celebrated Outmoded
The Finest Mossback
Half Antiquate Pro
Authentic Ancient
The Est Ancient
Authentic
Somewhat Ancient Place
Late
Genuinely Passe Spot
Grecque
Unstylish Trading Co
Averted
The Classical
Useful Collector Trading Co
Painting Ancient
The Averted
The Huile
The Maroon Antiquate
The Eyed
Celebrated Mossback Pro
The Quaint
Huge Ingathering
Maroon
RareAntique
The Rouge
The Immense
UnimaginablyAncient
The Private
Edited Assemblage Collective
Outmoded Group
The Priceless Mossback
Limp Age Old Collective
Interesting Unstylish
Roman Gaffer
ClassicalAntique
Professed Antique
MostAntique
The Old
Curious Collector
The Unransacked Outmoded
Grecian
Antique seat Antique
The Venerable Unstylish
The Interesting Old Geezer
The Quite
RomanticAntique
Handsome Gaffer Place
Mossback Spot
Extra Gaffer Spot
Grecian Unstylish
The Unransacked
ExpensiveAntique
Huile Old Place
OldAntique
True Unfashionable Collective
The Greek Antiquate
Faced Antique Pro
The Brave
UniqueCollection
Most Old
Valuable Unfashionable
Greek Gaffer
The Romantic Unstylish
PhilosophicAntique
Small Assemblage Collective
Unransacked Mossback Co
Complete Collects
Somewhat Unstylish Collective
Machine Antique
The Evolutionarily Past
Verd Unstylish Group
Age Old Collective
PreciousAntique
The Valuable
The Exquisite Unstylish
Valuable Antiquate Trading Co
Grecque Passe
Une Passe Spot
More Millennia
Fake Old Geezer Spot
The Grecque
Exquisite
Half
Evolutionarily Ancestral
The Complete
Ancient Co
Ancient Group
HuileAntique
The Finest Unstylish
Genuine Antiquate Place
Somewhat Unfashionable Place
The Fine Age Old
Valuable Ancient
Antiques Antique
Maroon Antiquate Co
Late Age Old Co
Curious Appeal
Greek Unfashionable
Verd Old Group
Authentic Archaic
The Very

Cute antique business name ideas

Ancient Age Old
Occasional Mossback Spot
Authentic Age Old
Handsome
Eyed
The Largest Archaeological
VenerableAntique
Rare Ancient Group
The Roman
Comprehensive Compilations
Expensive Unstylish Group
Dusty street Antique
Real
Age Old Trading Co
Curious Collect
Une Mossback
Averted Archeological
RomanAntique
The Veritable Outmoded
Defeat Antique
The Part Millennia
Mossback Place
Une Mossback Group
Ancient Aged
The Lovely Outmoded
Gaffer Co
Averted Astronomy
The Verde
Expensive Passe Spot
FakeAntique
The Interesting Collector
The Handsome
Redemption Collection
Classic
Handsome Unstylish
Plan b Antique
VariedCollection
The True
Gaffer Trading Co
Varied Solicitation
The Authentic Old Geezer
GreekAntique
Maroon Old Geezer Pro
Interesting Old Group
Beautiful Passe
Quaint Old Geezer Collective
Finest Unfashionable Pro
Stampede Antique
The Permanent
Rare Passe Place
Est Age Old Trading Co
Finest Old
The Orient Passe
Mossback Pro
The Real Old Geezer
Expensive Ancient Trading Co
The Present Collector
Extra Antiquate Trading Co
Averted Antiquated
Grand Ancient Collective
Simplest Age Old Pro
Mere Ancient
The Fine Old Geezer
The Toothless
The Random
The Extensive
Unstylish Collective
Magnificent Compilation
Ancient Unfashionable
AvertedAncient
FortAncient
Fine Ancient
Miscellaneous Compilation
Banshee Antique
Famous
Profession Collection
Old Spot
PermanentCollection
The Half Ancient
French Old
Inception Collection
Small
Ancient
Mossback Collective
Huile Age Old Co
North eat Antique
Mere Assembling
The Pure
Exquisite Gaffer
Complete Antique
Modern Passe Pro
Celebrated Age Old
The Quaint Mossback
The Hour
Ancestral Spot
Withered Old Pro
Ancient Place
Modern Unfashionable Spot
Grand Old Geezer Place
Belief Antique
Mere Unfashionable
Assembling Pro
Compendium Co
MoftAncient
Genuinely Old
Unstylish Co
The Classical Old
Less
InterestingAntique
Unique Collector
Entertainment Ancient
The Unransacked Antiquate
The Half
Verd
Very Unfashionable Collective
The Pleased Antique
Very Mossback Co
Patience Ancient
Precious

Clever antique business name ideas

Rare Old Geezer Trading Co
Outmoded Trading Co
The Very Millennia
Authentic Antiquated
DiverseCollection
Priceless
Romantic Age Old
Part
Aggregation Spot
Valuable Mossback
Charming Outmoded
Grand Unstylish Trading Co
The Remotely Unfashionable
Averted Ancestry
The Late Past
The Veritable Passe
The Finest
The Maroon Gaffer
FineAntique
The Late
France
Police Antique
Antiquate Collective
Diverse Compilation Collective
Antiquate Group
The Lovely
Least Archeological Pro
Complete Collected
VerdeAntique
Achieve Antique
Valuable Ancient Trading Co
Classical Passe Spot
Celebrated Unfashionable
Late Unstylish Group
Venerable Outmoded Collective
Huile Antiquate
The Fine Unfashionable
PureAntique
Unransacked
LeastAncient
Rare
Indeed Antique
Addiction Collection
Verd Age Old Collective
VeryAntique
Accumulation Trading Co
Authentic Age
Prehistoric Co
The Representative
Averted Antiquity
The Venerable
Ancient Antiquate Group
The Charming
The Unransacked Mossback
The Grecque Ancient
Outmoded Place
Complete Aggregation Pro
Grand Ancient Trading Co
Quaint
Ingathering Collective
Vagrant Ancient
Remotely
Valuable
True Unfashionable Pro
Ancient Archaic
RemotelyAntique
Limp Ancient Co
The Costly Unfashionable
Curious Gaffer Collective
VerdAntique
Marine Outmoded Group
Une Old
Gaffer Group
Appeal Spot
Unstylish Spot
The Very Age Old
Authentic Archeological
Enormous Ingathering Trading Co
The Remotely Mossback
The Lovely Unfashionable
SimplestAncient
Impressive
Classic Age Old Group
Passe Group
Ancestral Group
The Less
GrowingCollection
Archaeological Spot
The Celebrated
Assembling Trading Co
Sectioned Collection
Comprehensive Collect
Grecque Age Old
Grecque Ancient Co
More
Aggregation Pro
Costly Gaffer Place
Condescension Collection
Genuinely Age Old Collective
CharmingAntique
Troublous Mossback
Precious Ancient Place
Quite Unfashionable Collective
Famous Mossback Collective
Old Geezer Collective
The Least
The Ancient Gaffer
Antiquate Trading Co
The Une Gaffer
Philosophic Mossback
Philosophic
Compendium Pro
The Complete Collector
The French
Part Millennia
Gaffer Spot
Passe Collective
Ancient Pro
The Very Prehistoric

Best antique business name ideas

Personal Solicitation Collective
Pagan Outmoded
Aggression Collection
VeritableAntique
Unstylish Place
The Philosophic Unfashionable
Classic Outmoded Group
Old Group
GrecqueAntique
More Archaelogical Place
Quaint Unfashionable Co
Interesting Passe Collective
Genuine Unfashionable Spot
The Eternal
Limp Mossback Collective
Est Unstylish Group
Expensive
The Enormous
Extra
Precious Antiquate Collective
Maroon Unstylish Co
The Authentic Old
Expensive Antiquate Co
Limp
FranceAncient
The Une Antiquate
Occasion Ancient
Heterogeneous Assembling Co
Collector Spot
MaroonAntique
Very Passe Place
The Comprehensive
Genuinely Old Group
Vacation Ancient
The Professed
Lovely Unfashionable Spot
Gaffer Pro
Complete Compiling
Withered Past Collective
Canteen Antique
Old Gaffer Pro
Curious Aggregation Spot
FamousAntique
Passe Co
MoreAncient
Rare Unfashionable
Verde Mossback
Random Accumulation Spot
Beautiful Mossback
The Venerable Archaeological
The Bearded
QuiteAncient
The Genuinely
The Finest Ancient
Finest Ancient Place
Question Collection
The Handsome Age Old
Une Old Geezer Collective
Rouge Age Old
Ancient Archaeological
Efficient
The Unimaginably
Fake Mossback
The Entire Assemblage
EnormousCollection
Ancestral Co
The Occasional
Perception Collection
The Philosophic
GrecianAntique
Costly Unfashionable Spot
Somewhat
Antique Pro
Age Old Group
Beautiful Ancient Place
The Interesting
Grand Unstylish Place
Wisest Age Old
Proceed Antique
Old Unfashionable Collective
UneAntique
Old Pro
Complete Collate
The Pleased
Less Mossback Co
The Mere
True Old Geezer
Fine Age Old Trading Co
Genuinely
The Real Unstylish
Mere Mossback Place
Extra Age Old Place
Most
Fine Mossback
The Priceless
Rouge Mossback
Doddering
Old Co
Amazement Ancient
The Roman Antiquate
Old Geezer Pro
Priceless Unstylish Group
Charming Mossback Spot
Deception Collection
Classical Antiquate Co
Ancient Collective
QuiteAntique
Handsome Gaffer
The Authentic
Exquisite Ancient Place
Mere Ancient Group
HistoryAncient
Professed
Handsome Ancient Place
Maroon Outmoded
Mere
ValuableCollection
Antiquate Place
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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:

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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I'm Pat Walls and I created Starter Story - a website dedicated to helping people start businesses. We interview entrepreneurs from around the world about how they started and grew their businesses.

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