1,000+ Catchy Antique Business Names

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Updated: June 10th, 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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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
Limp Outmoded Trading Co
The Very Millennia
The Entire Assemblage
Huge Collector Trading Co
HuileAntique
The Ancient Ancient
Most
The Finest Old Geezer
Averted
Fake Old Geezer Spot
Averted Archaeological
Beautiful Passe
Indeed Antique
Verd Unstylish
Ancient
The Wisest
Ancient Collective
Greek Ancient Pro
Antiquate Spot
Famous
Handsome Ancient Place
EstAntique
Occasional Mossback Spot
Doddering Antique
Outmoded Group
The Sham
Costly Gaffer Place
Grand Unstylish Place
Largest Age Old Trading Co
The Brave
The Quaint Mossback
Beautiful Old Geezer
Old Pro
The Authentic
EternalAncient
Intervention Collection
Celebrated Gaffer Spot
FortAncient
Unstylish Group
The Ancient
Marine
Concrete Antique
Fatigue Antique
Withered Past Collective

Creative antique business name ideas

The Present Collector
Defeat Antique
Magnificent Compilation
The Philosophic Old
Useful Collector Trading Co
The Fine Age Old
Unstylish Co
The Immense
LargeCollection
The Roman Old
The Genuine
Expensive
Patience Ancient
Antiquate Co
Miscellaneous
Une Old
Maroon Antiquate Co
More Unstylish
The Original
Sectioned Collection
Complete Collected
LargestCollection
Maroon Mossback
Complete Antique
The Finest Mossback
ExtensiveCollection
Complete Collate
Less Old Geezer Collective
Original Old Trading Co
The Charming
The Pleased
MoreAntique
The Classical Old
Ancient Archeological
Antique Group
Passe Spot
The Roman Antiquate
Compete Antique
Mossback Collective
FacedAncient
Plan b Antique
The Unimaginably
Ancient Unfashionable
Curious Outmoded Place
Late Old
Menuet Unstylish Co
Age Old Collective
The Remotely Unfashionable
The Averted
Grand Ancient Collective
Celebrated Age Old
ExtraAntique
The French Passe
Grecque Ancient Co
Rich
Occasional Old Geezer Group
Extra Age Old Place
Antique Pro
Old Trading Co
The Costly
The Celebrated Ancient
Complete Collects
RareAntique
Brave Old
Limp
Unransacked
PermanentCollection
Classical
Une Passe Spot
Archaeological Co
Most Outmoded Collective
The Pure
Ancient Age
Ancient Pro
Rare
Famous Mossback Collective
Remotely
ClassicAntique
The Half Ancient
Unstylish Place
Beautiful Mossback
Grecque
Marine Outmoded Group
The More Gaffer
French
Huge Ingathering
Curious Gaffer Collective
Unfashionable Trading Co
Concrete Antique
The Venerable Archaeological
Police Antique
Old Group
Addiction Collection
Marine Outmoded Spot
Excellent Compendium Place
Fatigue Antique
Expensive Passe Spot
MereAntique
Finest Accumulation
France
The Verde Unstylish
Curious
Vacation Ancient
The Roman
Marquee Antique
The Rare
Compilation Group
Aggression Collection
EternalAncient
Greek
Accumulation Trading Co
Most Gaffer
Pagan Old Place
Enormous Ingathering Trading Co
Mossback Trading Co
VeritableAntique
Limp Outmoded Trading Co
Priceless Mossback
The Very

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

Millennia Collective
Expensive Passe Spot
True Unfashionable Collective
Marquee Antique
Complete Antique
Small Ingathering
Extra Antiquate Trading Co
QuiteAncient
Priceless
Pagan Antiquate Trading Co
The Exquisite Unstylish
Unstylish Spot
PureAntique
The Grecian Unfashionable
Doddering
The Est Passe
The Costly
Grand Ancient Collective
The Complete
Solicitation Spot
North eat Antique
Wisest Age Old
The Fine Old
Une Old Geezer Collective
Original Outmoded Spot
Classical Passe Spot
Verd Age Old Collective
Greek Gaffer
Celebrated Mossback Pro
Original Gaffer
Charming Outmoded
Interesting Old Geezer Place
The Permanent
The Faced Antiquity
Ancient Place
Most
The Finest Unstylish
Celebrated Gaffer Spot
Handsome Unstylish
Old Geezer Co
Comprehensive Collect
Finest Unfashionable
Complete Collected
Pure
Authentic Gaffer
RougeAntique
The Romantic
Age Old Spot
Old Outmoded
The Est Ancient
French Old
The Authentic Age Old
Enormous Ingathering Trading Co
Maroon
Comprehensive Compiling
Inpatient Ancient
The Expensive Ancient
Past Trading Co
The Pleased Antique
Real Old Collective
Ancient Co
The Fake Gaffer
The Modern
Been deep Antique
The Limp Age Old
The Private
The Authentic Old
Belief Antique
Diverse Compilation Collective
Most Old Geezer Group
The Curious Mossback
The Classic
Very
Classical
Extra
Passe Pro
Unfashionable Place
Brave Old
Entire
Curious Outmoded Place
Late Unstylish Group
Rare Passe Place
Famous
Unfashionable Group
Personal Solicitation Collective
Age Old Trading Co
Old Spot
EyedAncient
Old Collective
Less Old Co
Une Mossback Group
Unimaginably
Averted Ancestral
CuriousAntique
The Precious
Eyed
The Less Antiquate
Appeal Spot
Least Archeological Pro
The Fake Outmoded
Richest Archaeological Place
FranceAncient
The Brave
RoyalCollection
Precious
Excellent Compendium Place
Remotely
Aggregation Collective
Achieve Antique
Rare Ancient Group
Modern Unfashionable Trading Co
Debris Antique
Venerable Age Old Pro
Beautiful Old Geezer
Unransacked
MoftAncient
Petite Antique
Less Old Geezer Collective
QuaintAntique

Cool antique business name ideas

Limp Ancient Co
Marquee Antique
The Faced Past
Authentic Antiquate Group
Accumulation Co
Least Archeological Pro
Miscellaneous Appeal Co
Age Old Co
Complete Collate
The Unransacked Mossback
Troublous Gaffer Collective
Real
More Archaelogical Place
Grand Unstylish Trading Co
Valuable Passe Spot
The Handsome Age Old
The Fake Outmoded
Late
Complacent Ancient
HuileAntique
Ancient Archaic
Interception Collection
Late Unstylish Group
The Finest Ancient
IllustriousAncient
Brave Old
MaroonAntique
Curious Unfashionable Collective
Averted Archaeological
The Orient Old Geezer
Interesting Unstylish
The Priceless
Profession Collection
Late Gaffer Co
The Late Passe
The Celebrated
The Est
Antique seat Antique
The Roman
Compendium Co
Quaint
Expensive Old Geezer Spot
More Antiquity
Old Place
VerdeAntique
Complete Antique
The Present Collector
The Permanent
The Marine
Addiction Collection
France
GrowingCollection
Half
The Part Millennia
Genuinely Age Old Collective
Occasional Unstylish Pro
Ancient Ancient
Maroon Outmoded
Genuinely
Assembling Trading Co
Very Unstylish
Beautiful Ancient Place
The Grand
GenuineAntique
Verd Unstylish Group
Miscellaneous
Precious Antiquate Collective
Visual perception Collection
Age Old Trading Co
The Grand Passe
Averted Archaelogical
Classic Outmoded Group
Ancient Trading Co
Fake Mossback
Expensive Antiquate Co
Complete Collects
Limp Outmoded Trading Co
Maroon Old Geezer Pro
Mossback Co
SplendidCollection
Roman Outmoded Pro
The Grand Unstylish
Authentic Old Geezer
Averted Antiquated
Unstylish Group
Ancient
The Maroon Antiquate
Assemblage Place
Extra Ancient Spot
Less Old Pro
Priceless Unstylish Group
Comprehensive Compiling
The Miscellaneous
Patience Ancient
Gaffer Place
RomanticAntique
Mere Old Collective
Unfashionable Spot
The Genuinely
Est
FacedAncient
Genuinely Passe Spot
UnimaginablyAncient
MereAntique
Manatee Antique
Outmoded Place
Une Passe Spot
The Charming
Unstylish Spot
Extra Unstylish Trading Co
Handsome Unstylish
The Unransacked Antiquate
Compilation Group
The Lovely
The Rare
The Efficient Assembling
Late Old
The Maroon
The Venerable

Unique antique business name ideas

The Est Passe
Old Group
Doddering
Whole
Faced Antique Pro
The Very
The Maroon Gaffer
Romantic Age Old
RemotelyAntique
Genuinely Outmoded Place
Interesting Old Geezer Place
Loose Compilation
The Sham
ExquisiteAntique
The Une Gaffer
The Ancient
The Lovely Outmoded
Expensive Ancient Trading Co
The Une Antiquate
Aggregation Spot
Mossback Pro
Antiquate Pro
Latent Ancient
Past Trading Co
UnransackedAntique
Civilization Ancient
Ancient Archeological
Vast Assembling Trading Co
Grecque Ancient Co
Rouge Age Old
The Beautiful
Valuable Mossback
Appeal Place
Outmoded Group
LessAntique
Old Trading Co
Original Old Trading Co
Varied Solicitation
Genuine Old
The Authentic Age Old
Old Pro
Curious Collected
The Very Millennia
True Old Geezer
Unransacked Ancient Place
The More Antique
Orient Gaffer
Unstylish Place
The Complete
The Valuable
The Exquisite Unstylish
Finest Old
Passe Group
FinestAntique
Costly Passe Group
Archaeological Spot
The Interesting
GrecqueAntique
Eternal Antique Collective
Philosophic
The Classical Old
True Antiquate Trading Co
Priceless
Costly Unstylish Co
Rare Unstylish
Averted Archaic
The Late Past
The Roman Antiquate
Pagan Old Place
Achieve Antique
The Veritable Outmoded
Assembling Group
Authentic Age Old
Unfashionable Place
Quite Past Group
Precious Ancient Place
The Outstanding Collector
The Unransacked
The Verde
Mossback Spot
Directions Collection
Concrete Antique
Rare
Age Old Group
Maroon Unfashionable Co
GrandAntique
Quite Age Old Place
Age Old Collective
Fine Mossback
Somewhat Unfashionable Place
The Fine Age Old
OldAntique
Averted Prehistoric
Vacation Ancient
Authentic Archaeological
Mere Unstylish
The Half
Intervention Collection
Expensive
Mossback Trading Co
Real Mossback Collective
Pure Outmoded Pro
The Most
Authentic Gaffer
The Beautiful Unstylish
FamousAntique
Old Geezer Collective
Complete Aggregation Pro
Ancient Passe Trading Co
Late Age Old Co
Heterogeneous Assembling Co
Genuine Antiquate Place
Unfashionable Trading Co
The Comprehensive
The Pagan
Grecque Passe
The Real Old Geezer
Withered Old Pro
Rare Unfashionable

Cute antique business name ideas

Compete Antique
Complete Collected
Proceed Antique
Costly
Old Geezer Spot
ValuableCollection
Ancient Aged
Mere
The Largest Archaeological
Charming
The Unransacked Outmoded
Unfashionable Co
Averted Ancestral
Defeat Antique
The French
The Pretty
The Fine
Celebrated Unfashionable
Troublous
Veritable Age Old Spot
Celebrated Age Old
Verd Unstylish
Marine Outmoded Spot
Compendium Pro
Handsome Gaffer Place
Handsome Mossback Spot
Curious
Somewhat Unstylish Collective
MoreAncient
Rare Ancient Group
The Orient Passe
Belief Antique
Simplest Age Old Pro
The Grecian
The Less
Police Antique
Handsome Ancient Place
The Quaint Mossback
True
Une Old Geezer Collective
Prehistoric Co
FineAntique
The Complete
The Occasional
Most Outmoded Collective
Doddering Antique
Ancient Mossback Spot
Roman
The Remotely
The Quaint Unstylish
The Authentic
Genuinely Old Group
The Pleased
Mere Assembling
Beautiful
Excellent Compendium Place
The Representative
Occasion Ancient
Costly Gaffer Place
Fine Mossback Spot
SomewhatAntique
Small Ingathering
Less Old Geezer Collective
Marine Ancient Spot
The Grecque Unstylish
Averted Age Old
Rouge
Huile Old Place
InterestingAntique
Unstylish Collective
Most Gaffer
Old Geezer Group
The Grecian Unfashionable
Indeed Antique
The Venerable Age Old
RareAntique
The Genuine
Greek Gaffer
VariedCollection
Quaint Mossback Group
Unstylish Trading Co
Verd
Valuable Old Geezer
Believe Antique
Appeal Spot
The Handsome
Receipt Antique
The Averted
Complete Collector
Unfashionable Group
Collector Spot
Precious Unfashionable
Interesting Old Group
Black sea Antique
The Real Unstylish
Attention Collection
The Rouge
The True
The Grecque Ancient
Authentic Antiquarian
Valuable Ancient Trading Co
Amazement Ancient
Small Assemblage Collective
Aggression Collection
Heterogeneous
Ancestral Spot
The Precious
The Bearded
Celebrated
LeastAncient
Unransacked Mossback Co
Interesting Antiquate
The Very Age Old
Real Mossback Pro
Efficient Assembling Group
Handsome
Half Antiquate Pro
The Priceless Mossback
Celebrated Gaffer Spot

Clever antique business name ideas

Est Unstylish Group
Pretty Prehistoric
Stampede Antique
Authentic Antiquated
Priceless Old Geezer
Curious Gaffer Place
Curious Compendium
The Original Unstylish
Perception Collection
PermanentCollection
EnormousCollection
Very Mossback Co
Greek
True Unfashionable Pro
Eternal Archeological Trading Co
More Unstylish
The Remotely Mossback
Unborn Antiquity Spot
Old Geezer Trading Co
GrecianAntique
Antique Spot
More Unstylish Co
Beautiful Mossback
The Costly
Mossback Collective
Grecque
Curious Outmoded Place
Fine Ancient Collective
Antiquate Spot
Inception Collection
The Fine Unfashionable
Remotely
Authentic Antiquate
Pure
Assembling Pro
Unransacked Ancient Spot
Quite
VeryAntique
Ancient Antiquated
Question Collection
Antiquate Group
Greek Unfashionable
The Personal
Mere Mossback Place
Mossback Place
Costly Unfashionable Spot
ExpensiveAntique
LargestCollection
PaganAntique
Most Antiquate
VenerableAntique
Unransacked
Grand Unstylish Place
Wonderful
Late Ancestral Spot
FinestCollection
RichCollection
Unimaginably
Old Co
The Half Ancient
The French Unstylish
Passe Spot
The More Age Old
UniqueCollection
Quaint Unfashionable Co
Aggregation Pro
Ancient Pro
UneAntique
The Professed
Old Spot
The Late
Large
More Millennia
The Interesting Unstylish
Ancient Age
The Veritable Old
Exquisite
Verde Mossback
Somewhat Antiquate
PreciousAntique
Old Geezer Place
Fine Age Old Trading Co
The Eyed
Occasional Mossback Spot
Ancient Group
Millennia Collective
Celebrated Mossback Pro
Impressive
Huge Ingathering
The Mere Mossback
Une Mossback Group
The Interesting Old Geezer
Ancient Spot
The Romantic
Less
QuiteAncient
Outmoded Co
Modern Unfashionable Spot
Mere Outmoded
The Grecque
Verd Age Old Collective
Precious Gaffer
Quite Unfashionable Collective
Classic
EternalAncient
The Finest Assemblage
Expensive Passe Spot
Maroon Age Old
Miscellaneous Compilation
The Expensive
Curious Gaffer Co
The Real Ancient
Exquisite Ancient Collective
The Veritable
Old Unfashionable Collective
QuaintAntique
Aggregation Collective
Huile Age Old Co
Averted Astronomy

Best antique business name ideas

Fine
Pagan Outmoded
ClassicalAntique
Collecting Pro
Entertainment Ancient
The Quite
FrenchAntique
The Fake Gaffer
Modern Passe Pro
Limp Age Old Collective
MoftAncient
The Philosophic
Charming Passe Spot
Huge Collector Trading Co
Beautiful Old Geezer
Outmoded Pro
Ancient Place
The Random
LateAncient
Ancient Antiquity
Passe Place
Antiquate Place
Averted Age Old Spot
Guarantee Antique
Authentic Archaic
CuriousAntique
Greek Ancient Pro
Oppression Collection
MenuetAntique
The Entire Assemblage
The Interesting Collector
Bagent Ancient
Classical Antiquate Co
The Unborn
Old Geezer Co
Very Unfashionable Collective
Authentic Age
Complete Compiling
RoyalCollection
Comprehensive Compilations
Banshee Antique
Original Gaffer
Finest Ancient Place
Part Millennia
The Classical
Finest Unfashionable Pro
Gaffer Pro
The Less Antiquate
Efficient
RomanAntique
Old Gaffer Pro
The French Passe
The Old
Veritable
Rouge Mossback
Grand Ancient Trading Co
The Fort Prehistoric
Personal Solicitation Collective
More
Grecian Unfashionable Place
Ancient Collective
The Finest Unstylish
Archaeological Group
Curious Appeal
The Private
Deception Collection
ModernAntique
AvertedAncient
Less Old Co
The Fine Old
Finest Unfashionable
The Real
ExtensiveCollection
Angel Ancient
Occasional Old Geezer Group
Charming Mossback Spot
Old Collective
The Fine Old Geezer
Valuable Unfashionable
Finest Unstylish
Cd Antique
Rich Collecting Co
Huile Antiquate
Toothless Ancestral Trading Co
LargeCollection
Romantic
Averted Ancestry
Volume
The More
Complete Compilation
Marine Outmoded Group
The Orient
The Finest
Archaeological Co
Philosophic Mossback
Massive Compendium Place
Relief Antique
The Extensive
Occasional
Troublous Mossback
Sectioned Collection
Fake Passe Collective
Grecian Old Geezer
Repeat Antique
Une Outmoded
Valuable
The Menuet
Charming Outmoded
Modern Old
Mere Ancient Group
Maroon Antiquate Co
Ancient Archaeological
DiverseCollection
Gaffer Spot
Genuine
The Authentic Old
Curious Gaffer Collective
Very Passe Place
The Brave

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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