When you decided to open a gift shop and sell jewelry, purses, souvenirs and so on you need a name for your store. And even if apparently this might seems not a hard work, trust us it is. You'll see that most of the names that are sugested to you, already are owned by another party and you need to go a different way.



Next we'll suggest you a few things to keep in mind when you have to pick your gift shop name:

1. Keep your industry, your customers and your advertising plan in your mind;


2. The more distinctive and unique a name is, the higher the chances that the name is legally available for use. And if this happens the chances to obtain the trademark are growing;


3. You have to think that your business must have a personality. So, think what kind of image do you want your business to depict;


4. Specific brainstorming tips:

• First think what you want but more important, think about what you don't want. For example if you don't want a two word name, then don't bother with those. If you don't want non-english words, then don't bother with those and so on;


• Think what are the types of names that you prefer? And to do that just think about words in their simple forms such as: adjectives, latin roots, mythological names. You can make a list of the types by using resources such as books, sites, which are specialized in those types;


• You can do some preliminary researches using one of this ways: preliminary search of Federal trademarks or go to your state's Secretary of State page to see if they have a searchable database of business names. Anyway, you have to be aware that if you do this research you might just scratching the surface of what is out there;


• Only a wide research will tell you if the name that you chosed is really available. But, the steps above are a great way to start, so we recommend you to try them out first. Of course there are other sites that offer free searching capabilities in connection with their commercial services;


• You also can try to check domain names and yellow pages. For that you have to do a search for - free domain name search - or - national yellow pages - and the appropriate links will appear.

And now, because we give you some information about how to pick a good name for your gift shop, we'll give you some ideas for your store:



- The Gift Gallery;
- Gift Emporium;
- Everything Boutique;
- Keepsajes and Mementos;
- Apple Blossom Gift Shoppe;
- The Treasure Chest;
- Galleria of Gifts;
- Trinkets and Treasures;
- Something for Everyone Shoppe;
- Heart of the South Gifts and Collectibles;
- End of the Rainbow.



We hope that you'll have all the success and the happiness with your gift shop name.