There are more than 176,000 limo services in the United States alone. So, it’s no surprise settling on a unique name when starting a limo company feels impossible.
Picking the right name gives potential customers an idea about the services your business provides, creates a good first impression, and helps you stand out from the competition.
Have all the good limo company names already been taken? How do you come up with something fresh? And what about the legalities of using a name?
If you’re not sure how to answer those questions, you’re in the right place. Keep reading to learn my top tips for choosing the perfect business name and how to make sure your favorite choices are available across the board.
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Tips for Choosing the Perfect Limousine Company Name
If you’re struggling to choose a company name for your limousine service, one of the best things to do is to just start brainstorming. As you go through the tips outlined below, make a list of words, phrases, and terms associated with your business.
From there, you can narrow down the list and cross off ideas you don’t like.
Once you have several top considerations, we’ll walk you through how to make sure you’re allowed to use them. This last step helps you narrow down your list even more so you can make a final decision.
1. Consider the Services You Plan to Offer
There are several types of limo companies, so it’s essential to consider the services you plan to offer. Maybe you want to focus on weddings, executive transportation, or winery tours. Perhaps you’re considering offering other specialty services.
Add the different types of services you want to offer to your brainstorming list.
Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.
2. Location-Specific Terms
Most limo companies are specific to a geographic service area. So, if that’s true for your business, consider adding a location-specific term to your business name.
You can consider things like:
- City nicknames
- Neighborhoods
- Regions or states
- And descriptive terms
However, consider what happens if you expand outside your intended service area. Does the name become limiting? If so, it’s best to avoid it if you plan to expand to different markets later.
3. Avoid Business Names That Are Hard to Pronounce, Hear, or Spell
Despite the technological advances in voice search, assistants like Siri and Alexa struggle to understand slang and other confusing words.
This could limit how often your business shows up in voice (and text-based) searches if your name is hard to spell, pronounce, or hear. Because of that, it’s important to avoid complicated words, industry jargon, and using numbers in place of letters. While having a unique and cool name for your limo business name is good, being too unique may not be so good.
Keep your business name as simple and easy to remember as possible so potential customers can easily find you.
4. Consider Alliterations and Rhyming Words
Alliterations and rhymes can be catchy names that are easy to remember. Because of that, they make for great business names.
That said, it’s not always easy to come up with them. Start by choosing a few of your favorite words from your master brainstorming list.
Then, you can Google “words that start with L” to come up with a name like Luxury Limos or Legendary Limousine or whatever letter you’re using to create an alliteration. Alternatively, you can search “words that rhyme with _____”.
It can be time-consuming, but it’s an excellent place to start.
And don’t forget to add any exciting finds to your brainstorm list while you’re at it. Try not to overthink the names you come up with during this stage. Just write them all down, as some of the more interesting ones may spark better ideas later.
5. Steer Clear of Initials or Obscure Acronyms
Initials and unusual acronyms are hard to remember, so they typically don’t make great business names. They can also be challenging to pronounce and confusing for voice search.
Furthermore, there are 325 different two-letter combination possibilities in the English language. And the odds of your customers remembering the specific letters you chose are pretty small.
6. Imagery Words
Another consideration when brainstorming name ideas is whether there are industry-related words that could also lend themselves to also be used in a logo. For instance, a limo company could use an image of a fancy person in a suit or a limo and focus the name around the image.
Related: How to create a logo for your business.
7. Still Struggling? Try the Owner’s Name
If you’ve made it this far and are still struggling to find the best name, you can always consider using the business owner’s name. Doing so works well if the owner plans also to be the face behind the business.
Something to keep in mind is that using the owner’s name as the business name can make it more challenging to sell the business in the future.
List of Catchy Limousine Business Name Ideas
Here is a list of existing limousine company names that may help give you some creative ideas. While many of these names may be available for you to use, be sure to check first to be sure they can be used.
- 2 Saints VIP Limousine
- 7 Stars Limo & Sedan Service
- 941 Luxury Limos
- A & E Limousine Service
- A Class Act Limousine
- A1 Elite Transportation
- ABC Limo
- Adam Limo Service
- Advanced 101 Limousine
- Affordable Luxury Limousines
- Airport Limo Line
- AJ Prestige Limousine
- All Bay Area Limo
- All Out Limousine Service
- All Star Limousine
- Always Ready Limousine
- Ambassador Limousine
- Amber Limo Airport Service
- American Limo
- American Safari Limousine
- Angel City Limo
- Angel’s Limo
- Arabian Knights Limo Service
- Around O’Clock Limo
- Arrow Limousine
- Atlanta South Limo
- Bay Area Express Limousine Service
- Bayview Limousine Service
- Beach Limousine
- Big Star Limo
- Black Bottle Limos
- Black Coach Limousine
- Black Diamond Limousine
- Black Velvet Coach & Limo Service
- Blue Diamond Limo Service
- Blue Tie Limousine
- Bluegrass Limousine
- Brooks Family Limo
- Buckhead VIP Limo
- Burr Ridge Limousine
- C & S Charter & Tours
- Cache Valley Limousine
- Cali Limo Transportation
- Calvin’s Private Limo Service
- Capital City Limousine
- Casanova Limousines Group
- Castle Limousine Service
- Chartered Luxury Limousines
- Chic Limousines
- Choice Limousine
- City Limo San Francisco
- City Limo
- Classic Limousine Corp
- Classic Limousine Service
- Corporate Limousine Service
- Crown Limousine
- Dave’s Limousine
- Debonair Limousine
- Del Mar Limousine
- Demand Limo Service
- Diamond Luxury Transportation
- Distinguished Drive
- Divine Chariots Limousines
- Doral Limo & Car Service
- Dreammaker Limousines
- Driven Luxury
- Emotion Limo
- Empire Boston Limousine
- Enterprise VIP Limo
- Excellence Limousine Service
- Executive Air Limousine
- Express Limo
- Extreme Luxury Limo
- Fancy Fleet
- Fantasy Limo Shuttle & Tours
- Fast Ride Limo
- First Class Limo Service
- First Class Luxury Limousines
- Five Star Limousine
- Five Star Livery Service
- Fortune Limousine
- Four J’s Limousine
- Fredy’s Limo
- Friendly Limousine Service
- Gateway Limousines
- Gator One Limo
- Go Chauffeured Service
- Go Limo 24
- Golden Path Limo
- Grand Luxury Limousine
- Green Limo
- Gulf Shore Limo Service
- Hearts Limousine Service
- Highland Executive Limousine
- Hollywood Limousine
- Imperial Black Car Service
- Infinity Limousine Service
- Innovative Limousine Service
- Inspire Limo Service
- Integrity Coachlines
- Island Limousine
- Journey Limousine
- Joyful Journey Limousines
- Key West Pirate Limousine
- King Limousines
- Knightsbridge Limousine
- Lady Liberty Private Car
- Land Yacht Limousine
- Lavish Chauffauring Service
- Legacy Limo KC
- Legendary Limousine
- Limo & Wine
- Limo Affair
- Limo Connecticut
- Limo Life
- Limo Now
- Limos 4 Hire
- Limos R Us
- Limousine Airport Service
- Limousine Experience
- Lofty Limo
- Long Car Limousines
- Lux Black Limo Service
- Luxury Limousines By Lee
- Luxury Savannah Limo & Car Service
- M A Limousine & Transportation
- Magic Kingdom Limousine
- Majestic Limousine
- Major Limo
- Make A Wish Limousine
- Martins Sedan Service
- Merlin Limousine
- Metro City Limousine
- Metro Elite Limousine
- Metropolitan Limousine
- Mindstar Limousines
- Modern Limousine
- Modern Suv Limousine
- Mr. Limo
- My Favorite Driver
- My Private Limo
- Nika Limousine Service
- Orlando Luxe Limousine
- Paddington Limousine
- Palm Beach Premier Limo Service
- Philadelphia Stretch Limo
- Platinum Limousine
- Preferred Limo
- Premier Luxury Rides
- Prestige Enterprises
- Prestige Limousine Service
- Prestige Transportation
- Punta Gorda Limo & Car Service
- Randy’s Luxury Limo’s
- Red Carpet Limos
- Regal Black Limousine
- Rich & Lucky Limousine Service
- Ride On Limo
- Roadrunner Limo
- Royal Limousine Of Miami
- Royal Rides
- Royal Treatment Transport
- Shiny Crystal Limo
- Shoreline Limousines
- Sierra Limousine Service
- Signature Limos
- Silver Luxury
- Skyline Limousine
- Southern Comfort Limousine Service
- Space Coast Limo
- Speedy Black Car & Limo
- St Andrews Limousine
- Star Limousine Service
- Star Limousine
- Staylit Limo Service
- Stellar Class Limo
- Stretch Limousines
- Stretched Out Express
- Suburban Limousine & Shuttle
- Sunshine State Limos
- Super Limo
- Superior Limousine Service
- Surf City Limo
- Top Limo
- Tru Diamond Limousine Service
- Ultimate Transportation
- Upscale Executive Service
- Uptown Limousines
- VIP Limousine
- Willy’s Limousine Service
- Wish Limousine
- Worldwide Limousine Service
- Wright Executive Limousines
- Zane Limo Service
Is Your Limo Service Name Available to Use?
At this point, you should have several top considerations to choose from. And the best way to narrow it down further is to check each one for availability.
This step is helpful because using a name that someone else is using could be very costly, time-consuming to rebrand your business, and possibly embarrassing. There are several places to look to check whether a name is available to use, so let’s walk through each one.
Can the business name be registered in your state?
If you plan to use a specific business name, you may be required by the state to verify it’s available to use.
Related: How to check business name availability in your state
Is your name already trademarked?
When searching for a name for your new business, you should check that your new name isn’t trademarked by someone else. If it is, you may not be allowed to use it legally.
Thankfully, the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) makes trademark searching a breeze through their Trademark Database.
A name isn’t necessarily available if it doesn’t appear in this search. Every business has some limited protection through a common law trademark. This means another business can’t open up down the street with the same name, as this creates confusion for customers. Also, check local competitors by doing a Google search and looking through the Yellow Pages.
If your name is available and you want to protect it from being used by anyone else, you can register it with the USPTO.
Related: How to check for a trademark
Hopefully, you now have a shortlist of names for your new limo business. Once you have narrowed this list to just a few and researched that they are all available, start asking friends, family, and potential customers their thoughts to get feedback, and then pick your perfect limo company name!
