1,000+ Clever Poetry Business Names

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Updated: June 10th, 2025

So, you've come up with the perfect poetry 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 poetry 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 poetry 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 poetry business name ideas

Pretty Chimes
The Modest
Word Breeze
Parenthesis
The Love Laugh
Comprehensive
The Elegance
The Muse
The Way Word
The Magic Ode
Word Metric
The Posh Poetry
Acrylic Rhyme
The Route
The Rhyming Wizard
The Tri Diction
The Righteous Writer
The Ornamental
Jewels Of Poetry
Pearl Poetry
The Loud Chime
The Ancient Poet
The Mental Writer
Writing Tunnel
Big Pen
A Written Matter
Memory Lyric
The Solitude
Graffiti Mind
Plane Paper
Black Ink
Blue Manuscript
The Loud Vocabulary
The Scribe Notes
Rhymist
Revised Words
The Verse Maker
The Merry Paper
The Rhyme Creator
The Lamp
Under The Moon
Letters
The Alpha Words
Writer Of The West
The Vouge Writer
The Numeric
Writing Code
Big Red Book
The Rhyme Collection
Traditional Collection
Bright Pages
True Manuscripts
Pictorial
Imaginative
The Orbit
Better Write
Big Letters
Rime Collection
The Poet Desire
Negligence
Empty Vessel
The Ballad
Pretty Poesía
Shelby Poemas
The Write Calling
The Word Enhancer
Deep Passage
Blue Ocean
The Odd Ode
The Classic Writer
Writeable Verse
Pure Poetry
Boho Writer
Dandling Words
Philip Biblical
EpicPoetry
Pastoral Prose
Earliest Miscellany Place
Writing Collective
The Epic Poesy
Metaphysical Poesy
English Poets Collective
Religious Verse Pro
Poesies Poetry
DevotionalPoetry
Tales Place
Poetic Trading Co
Metaphysical Verse Spot
Witty Wordplay Collective
The Original
Biblical Miscellany
Homeric Shih Place
The Silly Fairytales
Known Rapping Spot
TruePoetry
Modernist Shi
Popery Poetry
Pastoral Prosimetrical
Rough Rapping
Bad Rapping Pro
Shih Place
Idolatry Poetry
MasculineRhymes
PrimitivePoetry
Biblical Poesy Group
Does Spot
The Pure Poesy
The Religious Poetic
Religious
The Roman
Genuine Verse Trading Co
FinestPoetry
The Visual Poetic
Lyrical Poetic Group
Finest Muse Trading Co
ImmortalPoem
Pure Poesy
Religious Poesy Trading Co
Russian Miscellany Trading Co
Medieval Verse Collective
Traditional Muse Trading Co

Creative poetry business name ideas

The Devotional
Introductory
Metaphysical Shi
Primitive Poetics
SinglePoem
PopularPoetry
True Shi
RoughRhymes
The Much
The Ancient
SanskritPoetry
Romantic Poets Place
FrenchPoetry
Erotic
Sanskrit Miscellany Place
Scottish Poesy Group
Narrative Poem Co
Persian
Didactic
Metaphysical
The Didactic
Syllable Verse
The Biblical
BadPoetry
Biblical
Metaphysical Shi Place
Openly Poetry
Pure Poetics
Erotic Shi Collective
Fines Rhymes
The Epic
Arabic Poetic
Metaphysical Poem Collective
Popular Rhyme
Beautiful Muse Collective
The Heroic Poets
Lyrics Co
Beautiful Poesy
Dramatic Poet Spot
French Poesy Spot
The Victorian Verse
Whole Limerick
Sanskrit
Little
The Sanskrit Poet
Irish Muse
DescriptivePoetry
Silly Nice Co
SweetRhymes
ElizabethanPoetry
Genuine Verse Trading Co
Rocketry Poetry
Persian Poetic Co
Gaelic Verse
Irish Shih Trading Co
Popular Poet
The Scottish Shih
English
DidacticPoetry
Primitive Poets
The Provencal Poet
Roman Writing Pro
The Longest
The Traditional
HeroicPoetry
Flowingly Poetry
The Longer
AlternateRhymes
Serious Verse
Serious Poetic
Verse Group
Welsh Poesy
Pure Poetical
Few
Perfect Poetry
The Heroic Poesy
Rohan Poem
Shih Place
TraditionalPoetry
PurePoetry
The Religious
Rude Contes Co
Victorian Writing
Gaelic
Homeric Shih Place
Miscellany Collective
ChildishRhymes
Earliest Shi
ReligiousPoetry
Secular Verse
Earliest Miscellany Place
Roman
Ingenious Lyrics Pro
Classical Miscellany
Provencal Poet
Notably Poetry
Elizabethan Shi Spot
Poetess Poetry
The Traditional Wordplay
Heroic Shi
The French
Roman Shi
RussianPoetry
Poem Pro
MedievalPoetry
GaelicPoetry
The Religious Poetic
The Romantic
The Remarkable
Beautiful Poetic
Scottish
ImmortalPoem
The Rich
Philosophical Prose Poem
Muse Spot
Unknowingly Poetry
Classical Poetic Group
Bad Muse Collective
Best Writing Pro
The Early
Romantic Verse Pro

Learn more about starting a poetry business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a poetry business?
-> Pros and cons of a poetry business

Need inspiration?

-> Other poetry business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a poetry business
-> Poetry business slogans

Other resources

-> Poetry business tips
-> Blog post ideas for a poetry business

Funny Poetry Business Names

Medieval Poet Pro
Roman Poesy Collective
Elizabethan Shi Collective
Provencal
Alternate Rime Trading Co
Biblical Miscellany
The Funny
BestPoetry
Erotic Shi Collective
Popular Poesy
ExquisitePoetry
The Biblical
Modern Poets Place
Easy Rapping Trading Co
Pastoral Poems
Ancient Muse Group
Poetess Poetry
The Pastoral
The Scottish Shih
Probity Poetry
Poetic Spot
Devotional Poesy Pro
Perfect Poetical
Victorian Poesy Group
Century Poesy Place
Gaelic Poet Pro
Concrete
Century Piece
Primitive Poem
Poem Spot
The Homeric Poem
Tragic Shi Co
Poesy Place
Poetic Place
Persian Poet Spot
Flowing Poem
Writing Spot
Sonnet Co
The Childish
Muse Pro
Modernist Poetic Group
Muse Group
The Later Poets
SacredPoetry
Scottish Shih
Much Writing Co
GenuinePoetry
Last Hear Pro
The Famous Poetry
Primitive Poets
Epic Shi Trading Co
The Italian Poet
Uncouth
The Genuine
The Italian Verse
Simple
Traditional Shi Co
Poetic Group
RomanPoetry
Best Writing Pro
Wines Rhymes
SimpleRhymes
Earlier Writing
Descriptive Poet Spot
Religious
BeautifulPoetry
The Sacred Poem
The Popular Rapping
Classical Muse Trading Co
The Modern Poem
The Visual Verse
Contemporary
Open Poem
The Classical Poet
The Sacred
Half Verse
The Final
Rude
Traditional Poem Group
The Elegiac
Poesy Trading Co
French
FoolishRhymes
Elegiac
Lines Rhymes
English
Writing Co
English Poets Collective
EarlierPoetry
RichRhymes
The Heroic Piece
Masculine Wordplay Collective
Pure Poem Collective
Exquisite Poetic
Lengthy Song Pro
Erotic
Descriptive Verse
The Inner Wordplay
Visual Verse
CleverRhymes
The Heroic Writing
Muse Co
Elizabethan
The Masculine
Pastoral Psalms
Elizabethan Poem Place
Popular Limerick Group
The Century Muse
The Pastoral
Philosophical Percy Bysshe Shelley
Persian Poet
Medieval Verse Collective
The Devotional
Irish
PopularRhymes
Poet Place
Finest Muse Trading Co
Poets Trading Co
EarliestPoetry
Best Poetic Collective
Geometry Poetry

Cool poetry business name ideas

The Unusual
Wonderful
LyricPoetry
Ancient Miscellany Spot
Anecdotally Poetry
Few Lyrics Co
French
FalseRhymes
Rude
Solely Poetry
The Traditional Wordplay
Early
Persian Poet Spot
VictorianPoetry
English Poet Trading Co
Irish Miscellany
Medieval Poetic
Gaelic
GaelicPoetry
Rude Rapping
Modernist Poetic Group
Rough Rapping
Victorian Shi
Knowingly Poetry
Provencal Poems
MonkishRhymes
Shi Co
Curious Rhyme
GenuinePoetry
The Perfect
DescriptivePoem
Heroic Poesy Collective
Romantic Shi
Shih Group
The Gaelic
Metaphysical Shi
Later
Russian
ItalianPoetry
Scottish Poet Group
The English
The Century
Primitive Poet
Sonnet Spot
The Much Shih
BadRhymes
Tales Place
Perfect
Vocally Poetry
Stories Group
Foetus Poetry
Poet Collective
Poesy Spot
SeriousPoetry
Sanskrit Miscellany Place
DescriptivePoetry
The Philosophical
BadPoetry
Elegiac
Last
Dramatic Muse Co
Traditional
PerfectRhymes
Scottish Poesy Group
Noemi Poetry
Pastoral
The Identical
Pure Poet
Fine Poem Group
Dramatic Muse Trading Co
Ancient
Flowingly Poetry
Contemporary Verse Pro
Provencal Poet Laureate
Classical Poesy Group
Didactic Miscellany Group
Earliest
Rough Read
Confines Rhymes
Few Verse
Irish Poesy
Limerick Pro
Ancient Muse Group
Russian Poets Co
Rough Rhythms
Classical Verse Group
Welsh
Victorian Writing Place
Provencal Prosimetrical
Tragic
Persian Poetical
Openly Poetry
Russian Writing Co
Muse Trading Co
ModernistPoetry
Witty Wordplay Collective
Poem Co
DoubleRhymes
Poetic Group
Rime Trading Co
ExquisitePoetry
Heroic
Notably Poetry
Poem Group
The Gaelic Shi
Writing Co
Poem Spot
Poets Co
Classical Poetic Spot
Unknowingly Poetry
Earliest Miscellany Place
Concrete
Metaphysical Writing Spot
The Classical Poet
LaterPoetry
Lyrical
Poet Spot
The Contemporary Poetic
Didactic Muse Co
RoughRhymes
Exquisite Poetic

Unique poetry business name ideas

The Difficult
Proem Poem
The Scottish
Tales Spot
Globally Poetry
English Writing Collective
MasculineRhymes
Poetize Poetry
Shih Pro
The Imperfect
Silly Nice Pro
Last Hear Pro
The Interior Nice
Modernist Muse Trading Co
The Clever
Forced
Spanish
Victorian Poesy Collective
The Heroic Poesy
Primitive Poets
The Modern Poetic
The Metaphysical Shih
Pure Prosimetrical
The Irish
The Philosophical Shi
The Century Poesy
Persian Poet
Sacred Muse
The Metaphysical
Perfect Poesy
The Arabic Shi
Poesies Poetry
Pastoral Poet
RudeRhymes
MedievalPoetry
The Interior Rapping
Limerick Place
Rhyme Group
AllowableRhymes
Persian Poesy
AncientPoetry
Woefully Poetry
Heroic Verse Pro
The Secular
The Contemporary Miscellany
Homeric Poetic
SpanishPoetry
Pastoral Poetics
Wordplay Pro
Poem Pro
The Latter Verse Form
Ruthless Rimshot
The Internal Lyrics
TruePoetry
Geometry Poetry
Verse Collective
ArabicPoetry
Shi Trading Co
Earliest Poem
DramaticPoetry
Muse Pro
The End
Alternate
Devotional
Traditional Muse Trading Co
Narrative Poem Co
Bad Rapping Pro
Descriptive Poem Collective
Ribald Rimshot
Biblical Poetic Collective
PurePoetry
Toiletry Poetry
Lovely Song Trading Co
Provencal Poesy
Perfect Poet
Totally Poetry
Rocketry Poetry
The Elegiac
Roman
The Didactic
FoolishRhymes
Arabic Poetic
Classical
The Foolish
Pastoral Shih Trading Co
Primitive
Piece Place
Miscellany Place
Religious Verse Pro
The Bad
Satirical
CleverRhymes
Poet Pro
Modernist
Biblical Muse Co
Familiar
Religious
Rotary Poetry
Monkish Nice Pro
Mystical Poesy Place
Best
Primitive Poetics
The Visual Poetic
Serious
Beautiful Poetic
Best Poem Co
The Heroic
The Visual
Provencal Poem
The Concrete
Rich Rime
Childish
The Classical Verse
Epic Piece Trading Co
Shi Pro
Didactic Poet Spot
Pastoral Poem
Medieval Verse Collective
Best Poetic Collective
Visual Verse
The Exquisite

Cute poetry business name ideas

Omen Poem
Traditional Shi
Descriptive
Dotery Poetry
Lines Rhymes
Unusual Rime Spot
RussianPoetry
Modernist Shi
Devotional Poesy Pro
Persian Poems
Homeric
Beautiful Shi
Ribald Contes Spot
Earlier Poet Group
Modern
Beautiful
The Homeric
Victorian Verse Place
English Shih Collective
Earliest Shi
Forced Wordplay Spot
Earlier Writing
Shih Trading Co
Frequent Wordplay
Dramatic
Secular Verse
The Pure Poesy
Jewelry Poetry
Scottish Shih
Rough Rime
Known Rapping Spot
The Medieval
Biblical Miscellany
Open Poem
Persian Poetic
Allowable Rime Spot
Poesy Poetry
English Poets Collective
Victorian Poetic
The Visual Muse
The Modern Poem
The Elizabethan Shih
Tragic Poesy Trading Co
Triple Lyrics
Provencal Poet
Verse Form Pro
Verse Place
The Persian
The Remarkable
Above Song Pro
Popular Poet
First Hear Collective
Samoan Poem
Miscellany Co
Russian Poesy Trading Co
Piece Co
The Longer Verse
Gaelic Poet Pro
Stoically Poetry
The Roman Poets
Epic
Welsh Poesy
The Serious Verse
Sonnet Collective
Rich Rrr
Near Contes Pro
Writing Collective
Perfect Song Co
Pure Poet Laureate
Early Verse Pro
Primitive Poetic
The Provencal Poet
The Heroic Rhyme
Contes Place
Much Writing Co
ReligiousPoetry
The Much Writing
Wordplay Place
SyllableRhymes
The Rough
Primitive Poet Laureate
Wines Rhymes
Sanskrit
Bad
Rough Rrr
FeminineRhymes
The Heroic Writing
Earlier Poet Place
Perfect Poetical
Pastoral Psalms
Miscellany Group
Poets Pro
Whole Verse Form Co
Poetic Pro
Tragic Poet
Religious Poem Trading Co
Elegiac Miscellany Co
DevotionalPoetry
The Sacred Poem
The Serious Poets
Writing Group
Gaelic Writing
Poesy Trading Co
The Russian
Potently Poetry
Shih Co
Ancient Miscellany Co
Shi Spot
Whole Limerick
PureRhymes
Best Writing Pro
Silly Nice Co
Roman Writing Pro
Simple Rime Trading Co
Philosophical Percy Bysshe Shelley
English Muse Group
Poets Spot
Victorian
The Concrete Poetic
Unfinished Limerick Spot
The Descriptive Muse

Clever poetry business name ideas

Heroically Poetry
Pure Poem Collective
Provencal Prose
Earlier Poetic Group
Locally Poetry
French Shih Trading Co
The Longest
Roman Poets Place
Dramatic Poesy Group
Metaphysical Poem Collective
Erotic Shi Collective
Poets Trading Co
Roman Shi
Totem Poem
Pastoral Shih Group
The Welsh Poetic
ChildishRhymes
Traditional Shih Group
The Finest Verse
Classical Miscellany
Simple
Pure Miscellany Trading Co
Genuine Shi Place
Metaphysical Shi Place
Irish Muse
Muse Spot
Unexpected
Medieval
Primitive Prosimetrical
Exquisite Writing Pro
Foeti Poetry
Pastoral Poetical
DidacticPoetry
Philosophical Prosimetrical
Persian Shih Co
ContemporaryPoetry
Beautiful Poesy
Visual Fairytales Trading Co
The French
French Poesy Spot
Supposedly Poetry
Russian Poet Spot
Provencal
Russian Miscellany Trading Co
ComicRhymes
The Dramatic Poesy
Lyric Poem Collective
The Much Poetic
Popular Poets
Welsh Writing Trading Co
Roses Poem
Poesy Co
Pastoral Poetry
True Verse Group
Writing Pro
EarliestPoetry
The Narrative Poetic
Focus Poem
Song Collective
Century Piece
Modern Poets Place
Frequent
The Epic
VisualPoetry
Rude Rappers
The Religious
Serious Verse
IrishPoetry
Unexpected Verse Pro
Visual
Best Verse Trading Co
Pure Poetical
Elegiac Poetic Place
The Romantic
Elizabethan Shi Spot
Beautiful Muse Collective
SweetRhymes
Poetic Co
True
BestPoetry
RichRhymes
Popular Poet Laureate
AlternateRhymes
The Mystical
Poetic Collective
Poem Trading Co
The Early
Known
Medieval Shih
Popular Poetics
EarlyPoetry
ImmortalPoem
Popular Rhyme
Great Sonnet Trading Co
Lyrics Pro
Traditional Poesy Spot
Homeric Muse
Syllable Verse
RomanPoetry
English Muse Pro
Popular Muse Spot
Early Poesy Group
The Provencal
The Sacred
Finest Muse Trading Co
Poesy Place
Does Spot
Fines Rhymes
Stories Trading Co
Genuine Verse Trading Co
RomanticPoetry
Heroic Poetic
The Much
Poetic Trading Co
Pure Shih Pro
Primitive Poems
Primitive Prose
Indian
The Dramatic
SimpleRhymes
ProvencalPoetry

Best poetry business name ideas

Popular Poetical
The Famous Poetry
Traditional Poem Group
The Italian Verse
Shi Collective
Earliest Shih Spot
Muse Co
Dull
Descriptive Poet Spot
FrenchPoetry
The Pure
The Ruthless Verse
SecularPoetry
Popular Prosimetrical
Religious Poesy Trading Co
Notary Poetry
The Sanskrit Muse
The Ruthless
The Homeric Poem
Descriptive Verse
Modern Writing Spot
Ribald Read
Irish Shih Trading Co
Greek Muse Co
Metaphysical
Popular Petrarchan Sonnet
Muse Place
MuchPoetry
The Sanskrit Poet
Greek
The Descriptive Poetic
First Limerick
Fine Shih Group
Descriptive Verse Place
The Longer Limerick
GreekPoetry
Provencal Poetical
Miscellany Trading Co
EpicPoetry
Muse Group
Popular Poetic
The Elizabethan
Rohan Poem
The Century Muse
Century
The Erotic
Medieval Miscellany
The Finest
Perfect Piece
English Contes Trading Co
Bowen Poem
The Contemporary Verse
Gaelic Verse
Gaelic Poet
Miscellany Spot
The Celebrated
Homeric Shih Place
Biblical Shi Collective
PopularPoetry
Occasional
The Italian Poet
The Victorian Verse
The Heroic Poets
The Popular Rapping
Religious Writing
The Traditional Poetic
Modern Muse
Writing Trading Co
Lyrics Co
Poet Place
Century Poesy Place
Secular Muse Trading Co
The Narrative
Pastoral Poesy
Vines Rhymes
The Easy
The Rude
Victorian Writing
Perfect Poetry
Popery Poetry
Dramatic Poet Spot
Welsh Poet
Victorian Poesy Group
Metaphysical Poetic
Metaphysical Shih Co
Popular
Interior
Ribald Rrr
Writing Place
Primitive Verse Collective
Modern Poesy Co
Welsh Verse Group
Ingenuity Poetry
Elegiac Poet
The Religious Poetic
Song Trading Co
Popular Psalms
The Contemporary Shi
The Visual Verse
Genuine Poesy
The Masculine
Russian Poetic
Tragic Shi Co
Traditional Shi Co
EarlierPoetry
Epic Shi Trading Co
Probity Poetry
Lengthy Song Pro
True Shi
The Rude
The Contemporary Poet
Arabic Poesy Trading Co
Persian Poetic Place
The Pastoral
Uncouth
Modernist Poets Collective
Miscellany Pro
The Epic Poesy
French Shi Co
Read between the lines Rhymes
Arabic Verse Trading Co

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 Poetry Business:

Simple is always better

This means a few different things. Your poetry 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 poetry 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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Pat Walls

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