Business Name Generator

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Business Name GeneratorTwenty names, each with the reason it works.

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5 coinsYour first one is free.Coins are not connected yet, so nothing can be charged.

A name has to be sayable down a phone, spellable by somebody who has only heard it, and short enough to fit on a card. Every name here comes with the reason it was suggested, so you can tell a good one from a clever one.

Twenty names

Twenty names appear here, each with the reason it works.

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About the business name generator

Say what the business does. You get twenty names, each with the reason it was suggested, so you can tell a good one from a clever one.

Free blank templates

How to use the business name generator

  1. Type what the business does in a sentence or two, and add where it is if you like.
  2. Pick a tone: Plain and clear, Warm, Premium, Playful or Invented words.
  3. Sign in and press Give me twenty names. It costs 5 coins, and your first run is free.
  4. Read the twenty names and the reason under each, then check your pick is free before you print it on Standard Business Cards.

A printed name has a job a domain name does not

A name that lives on a website only has to be typed. A name that goes on a van, a window and a card has to be said down a phone, spelled by somebody who has only heard it, and set at a size that fits a business card. That rules out most clever spellings.

Every suggestion here comes with one short clause saying what makes it work, so you can judge it rather than just like it.

Check it is free before you print it

This tool does not check anything. Before a name goes on five thousand cards, search it, check your state's business register, and search the USPTO trademark database. Cards printed with a name somebody else owns have to be printed again.

Common questions

Questions about business name generator

Does it check whether the name is taken?

No. Search the name, your state's business register and the USPTO trademark database before you print it.

Does it check domain names?

No. That needs a registrar, which we do not call. Check the domain yourself before you decide.

How many names do I get?

Twenty, each with a short line saying why it works.

What does it cost?

5 coins, and the first one is free.

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