Brand Name Generator
Generate creative, memorable, and brandable names for companies, products, apps, and startups. Combines naming strategies with brandability scoring and domain availability checking.
When to Use Need creative brand name ideas for a new company or startup Want product or app naming suggestions Need to brainstorm names based on keywords, concepts, or industry Want names evaluated for brandability and memorability Need to find available domain names for the brand Context Discovery
Before generating names:
Business Context: Industry, target audience, brand personality Keywords: Core concepts, values, emotional associations Constraints: Name length, TLD preferences, names to avoid Naming Strategies Strategy Description Examples Best For Portmanteau Blend two words Pinterest, Instagram Apps, social Invented New words Spotify, Xerox Tech, premium Compound Join words Facebook, YouTube Clear value prop Misspelling Creative respelling Lyft, Flickr Startups, apps Suffix Pattern Brand suffixes Shopify, Grammarly SaaS, tools Abstract Metaphorical Amazon, Apple, Uber Aspirational Popular Suffixes/Prefixes
Suffixes: -ify, -ly, -io, -hub, -ment, -able Prefixes: get-, try-, go-, my-, super-
Brandability Scoring
Evaluate names on:
Memorability: Shorter = better (1-10) Pronounceability: Vowel ratio, consonant clusters (1-10) Spellability: Common patterns, no confusion (1-10) Uniqueness: Distinctiveness (1-10) Domain Available: .com bonus Validation Checklist Easy to spell when heard Easy to pronounce when read No trademark conflicts No negative connotations in target markets Domain available (preferred TLD) Social handles available Quick Workflow Gather context (industry, keywords, constraints) Generate 20-30 candidates using multiple strategies Score brandability Check domain availability Recommend top 3-5 with rationale
For detailed prompt templates, code implementations, and full examples: references/full-guide.md
See also: references/naming-strategies.md