Business Name Generator

About the Business Name Generator

Type a few words about your business and pick an industry: the generator builds dozens of name ideas by the methods brand namers use — compound words (BrewNest), prefixes and suffixes (Brewly, Brewista), blends that merge two words at a shared letter (Coffellow), alliteration (Bright Brew), rhymes (Brew Crew), Latin and Greek roots with their meanings (Lumen, Latin for “light”) and stylised spellings (Koffee, Kloud). There is no AI and nothing to sign up for: it is a set of word rules and curated word lists, so you can see exactly how each idea was made.

Each name gets a pronounceability score — how easy it looks to say, based on how common its letter pairs are in English words — and you can filter by length and score, or keep only names that contain your keyword. When a name appeals, press Check to ask the domain registries whether the .com, .in or another ending is registered, straight from your browser. Then check trade marks and company names with the official searches linked below.

Common uses

• Brainstorm names for a new shop, café, startup, agency or product line.
• Find a name whose .com or .in domain is still free.
• Look for a name with a meaning — a Latin or Greek root that fits your trade.
• Rename a product or service with a shorter, easier-to-say name.

How the names are made

• Compound words join your keyword with a word of your industry, in both orders.
• Prefixes and suffixes add a short start (Go, Try, Ever, The) or ending (-ly, -ify, -ista, -ery, -wise, -hub, -labs, -wala), following English spelling (bake + ery = bakery).
• Blends cut two words where they share a letter and write it once, keeping at least half of each so both stay recognisable.
• Alliteration pairs your keyword with adjectives and nouns that start with the same sound (a hard c counts as k, ph as f).
• Rhymes match the end of your keyword (its last vowel and what follows) against a list of short words; endings that sound different in different words, such as -ow (cow, glow) or -ear (bear, hear), are skipped rather than guessed.
• Latin and Greek roots are classical words chosen for your industry, each with its dictionary meaning.
• Stylised spellings apply common brand changes: c to k, “ight” to “ite”, a final s to z, -cks to x, -er to -r.

The pronounceability score

A name starts at 100 and loses points for every pair of letters that is uncommon, rare or never seen in about 38,000 common English words (the SCOWL word lists), for clusters of consonants English does not use, for a start no English word has, for no vowels and for great length. Names joined from two words are scored part by part. It measures how easy a name looks to say for an English reader — not its meaning, and not how it sounds in other languages.

Checking domain names

The Check button asks each registry’s RDAP service — the modern replacement for WHOIS (RFC 9082 and 9083) — about the domain, using IANA’s list of registry servers. An answer of “not found” (HTTP 404) means the registry has no such registration, so the name is probably available; some registries still reserve or price “premium” names, so confirm at a registrar before you rely on it. Checks run only when you press the button, one name at a time, for up to three endings; for many endings at once use the domain availability checker.

Before you choose a name

• Trade marks: a free domain or company name can still infringe someone’s trade mark. Search the registers in the countries where you will trade (IP India, USPTO, WIPO, EUIPO — links below) and find your trade mark class with the trademark class finder.
• Company or LLP name: in India, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs checks new names against existing companies and LLPs when you apply.
• Say it aloud: tell the name to a few people and ask them to spell it; a name people cannot spell from hearing it costs you visitors.
• Social handles: check that the name is free on the platforms you need with the username generator.

Limitations

• English only: keywords must use the letters a–z, and the pronounceability score reflects English spelling.
• Rule-based ideas are starting points, not finished brands: some combinations will be odd. Generate again, filter, or combine ideas yourself.
• The domain check shows whether a registry has a registration, not the price or whether the name is reserved as “premium”.
• Nothing here checks trade marks or company names; use the official searches linked below.

Privacy

Your keywords never leave your browser. Only when you press Check are the domain names of that one idea sent to the registries’ RDAP services, directly from your browser.