Business name generator from your keywords

Make up to 60 business name ideas from your keywords and industry. Choose compound, blend, prefix or suffix, rhyme or invented names.

How it works

  1. Type one to ten keywords, or leave the box empty
  2. Pick your industry and a style
  3. Press Make names, then check the ones you like

How the names are made

A business name generator mixes your keywords with word lists to suggest names, and this one makes 1 to 60 at a time in five styles. Type up to 10 keywords, such as coffee and bean, pick one of 10 industries, and the page joins your words with about 30 industry words and with short word lists written for it: 29 words that go in front, such as Get or Nova, and 24 that go after, such as Hub or Works. Your browser's secure random source, when available, makes each choice, so pressing the button again gives a different list. Every name is checked to be easy to say: 4 to 16 letters, a vowel, no run of four consonants and no letter three times in a row. The page makes ideas, not decisions, and it does not know your market.

The five styles

Compound joins two words, such as CoffeeBean, BeanCoffee or BeanBrew. Blend overlaps two words or joins the front of one to the back of another, so it gives rough drafts such as Coffettle, which you may want to adjust by hand. Prefix or suffix adds a word before or after a keyword (GetCoffee, CoffeeHub) or an ending like ify, io or ster to its stem. Rhyme or alliteration pairs a keyword with a word that rhymes, such as Brew Crew, or with an industry word that starts with the same letter, such as Bean Berry. Invented makes a new short word, such as Zelora, in at most 9 letters, sometimes starting with the first letter of a keyword. Mix of all draws from the five. With no keywords, the industry words are used as the starting points.

Check before you use a name

This tool does not check anything outside itself. It does not look up trademarks, company registers, domain names or social media handles, and it cannot say whether a name already belongs to someone. Many of the words are common, so a name may well be in use. Before you pick one, search for it, check the register where you plan to trade, and try the domain and handle you want. Say the name out loud and spell it to a friend: if they ask how it is written, it may be hard to pass on by word of mouth. Names that look good in capitals can also read badly in lower case. The page does not give legal advice and makes no claim that any name is free to use.

Limits and what it leaves out

Keywords are read as Latin letters only: accents are removed, so café becomes cafe, and digits, emoji and other alphabets are skipped. Each keyword is cut to 20 letters, and only the first 10 are used. The lists are in English, so names for other languages are not tuned. If the settings can make fewer different names than you asked for, for example a rhyme style with a keyword that has few rhymes, the list is shorter and a note says so. The page does not score names, rank them or save them: copy the ones you want. For a username or a handle rather than a business name, use the username generator.

Frequently asked questions

How do I come up with a business name?

Start with two or three words that describe what you sell, such as coffee and bean, and press Make names with Mix of all selected. Look through 20 to 60 ideas, copy the ones you like, then repeat with new keywords. Shortlist the ones you like before you check them.

Does this check if the name or domain is taken?

No. It does not look up trademarks, company registers, domain names or social handles. Search for each name you like, check the register where you will trade, and try the domain before you print anything.

How do I get business names that rhyme?

Choose Rhyme or alliteration and type a keyword that ends like a common word, such as brew. You get pairs like Brew Crew and Brew True. A keyword with no rhyme in the list, such as bean, is paired with a food word starting with b instead, like Bean Berry.

Why do some names look odd?

Blend and Invented names are built from letters, not from a dictionary, so a few are rough, like Coffettle. Blends are 5 to 10 letters and invented names at most 9, and each passes an easy-to-say check, but trim or respell any you like. Compound names such as CoffeeBean are made from whole words.

How many names can I make at once?

From 1 to 60 in one go, one per line in a box you can copy. Press the button again for another list. With one keyword in a narrow style, such as rhymes for brew, the page may find fewer than 60 and says so.

Are my keywords uploaded or saved?

No. Names are made in your browser, in this tab, and no server receives your keywords. Your industry, style and count are saved in this browser; the keywords are not. Google Analytics counts visits and copy presses, never keywords or names.