93 Creative Engraving Business Name Ideas
Looking for the perfect business name for your engraving business? If you’ve done any searching for a name, you may feel like all the good ones are already taken. You want to find the perfect name, but how do you make the final decision?
Let’s get started!
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Guidelines For Naming Your Engraving Business
Naming a business is hard, especially if you don’t have any ideas or a place to start. So, before you dive in, grab a piece of paper and a pen or open up a blank spreadsheet.
Then, use it as a place to brainstorm ideas and write down words or phrases that come to mind as you go through the tips below.
From there, we’ll talk about how to narrow things down and land on the perfect name.
1. Keep It as Short as Possible
Short business names are usually snappier, catchier, and easier to remember. Ideally, you want to stick to two to five syllables and hopefully no more than 25 characters total.
However, the shorter the name, the better.
With that said, there are exceptions to this, and it’s not a hard rule. But, when you think about huge, notable brands, which ones come to mind?
Nike. Apple. Ikea. Febreeze. Target. Honeywell.
They’re easy to remember because they’re short, simple, and brandable.
Obviously, there are exceptions to these rules. But typically, the shorter and simpler your name, the easier it is for everyone to remember.
2. Avoid Words That Are Hard to Spell and Pronounce
Voice to text and voice search is more popular now than ever before. So, it’s important to consider making your name easy to pronounce and hear.
To do this, avoid using:
- Commonly misspelled words
- Complex terms that are hard to spell
- Words that have several pronunciations
- Homophones like to, too, and two
Try to keep things as concise and simple as possible.
3. Consider Engraving-Related Terms
Since you’re opening an engraving business, it might make sense to use engraving-related terms in the name. It may help to just start brainstorming terms, phrases, and words to get all your ideas down on paper.
A few examples of this could include; Always Engraved, Laser Engraving Co., Sacred Etchings, Move It Fast, Silver Bullet Couriers, or Pedal Express Delivery.
For a boost of creativity, expand use the thesaurus to find synonyms around the words of what your business does. You can either use the thesaurus function from your word processor or thesaurus.com to come up with additional synonyms.
From there, you can cross off bad ideas or any terms you don’t like.
4. Phrases Your Audience and Competition Uses
Your business exists for your target audience, so it’s important to consider phrases and terms they use when talking about hiring an engraving business.
There are quite a few places you can look to see what your customers (and competitors) are saying, including:
- Facebook groups, posts, and stories
- Forums related to the engraving business industry
- Competitor websites, brochures, and flyers
- Magazines or blogs
Alternatively, you can ask friends or relatives in your target audience. Hearing it directly from them may help you brainstorm and narrow down your choices.
Remember to avoid anything limiting your business’s future growth if you decide to go in another direction down the road.
5. What’s Your Specialty?
Do you specialize in a particular genre or niche? Maybe you focus on jewelry, trophies, or gifts. Or perhaps you focus on wood engraving or glass.
Regardless of your specialty, consider alluding to it in the name of your business.
6. Neighborhoods, Cities, and Nicknames
Including the name of your city, street, or neighborhood is an excellent way to encourage local shopping and create a strong sense of community in your area.
You can also think about nicknames for your city or neighborhood, as well. Here are some examples to use as inspiration:
- Laser Engraving of Colorado
- St. Louis Trophy & Engraving Co
- Tennessee Laser Engravers
- Ozark Custom Engravers
With that said, make sure the name you choose isn’t limiting if you decide to move or expand your engraving business down the road.
7. Incorporate Your Name
If you’re still struggling to find the perfect name, consider using your name, a nickname, or something personal and unique to you.
This is a fantastic way to build a personal brand if that’s something you want to do. Some great examples of this in action include:
- Barry’s Custom Engraving
- Creations By Connie
- Hartt Trophy & Engraving Co
- Hazels Gifts & Engraving
If you go this route, keep in mind it may make it harder to sell your engraving business later on.
List of Catchy Engraving Business Names
Here is a list of existing engraving business 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 the name you want can be used.
- A & R Engravers Of Arlington
- A Cut Above Laser Engraving
- Accolade Engraving
- All American Awards
- All American Laser Engraving
- All Lasered Up
- Aloha Engraving
- Always Engraved
- Artsy Creations
- ASAP Engravers
- Atlas Engraving
- Barry’s Custom Engraving
- Bedford Laser Engraving
- Can Do Engraving Specialties
- Caveman Engraving
- Corporate Engraving
- Creations By Connie
- Creative Carvers
- Creative Edge Designs
- Creative Engraving Edge
- Creative Engravings
- Creative Wood Aesthetics
- Custom Dezign Graphics
- Custom Engraving
- Custom Engraving Studio
- Cyclops Engraving
- Deer Valley Engravings
- Engrave It
- Engrave Situations
- Engrave Your Gift
- Engravers Etc
- Engraving & More
- Engraving By Debbie
- Engraving House
- Engraving Wizard
- Etch Dash
- Etched Impression
- Etched Out
- Etchy Workshop
- Evergreen Engraving
- Fair Inscribe
- Fairbanks Award Makers
- Focused Beam Engraving & Gift Shop
- Groovy Engraving
- Handcraft Engraving & Arts
- Hartt Trophy & Engraving Co
- Hazel’s Gifts & Engraving
- In The Groove Engraving
- Initially Yours
- Inscribe Flow
- Jacksonville Engraving
- Knives Engraved
- Laredo Laser Engraving
- Laser Art
- Laser Creation Of Colorado
- Laser Creations & Memories
- Laser Creative
- Laser Engraved Creations
- Laser Engraving Co
- Laser Locked
- Laser Ovations
- Laser That
- Laser Works 2u
- Mad Tree Woodcrafts & Engraving
- Master Engravers
- Mile High Laser Engraving Services
- Mr. Trophy & Engraving
- Nautical Engraving
- Norcal Laser
- Ozark Custom Engravers
- Perfect Laser Engraving
- Personalize Shop
- Personalizetch
- Precision Engraving
- Quintanilla’s Custom Engraving
- Recognition Products
- River City Engraving
- Rodger Magill Hand Engraving
- Sacred Etchings
- Saratoga Custom Engraving
- Shine Engraving
- St. Louis Trophy & Engraving Co
- Stories In Steel Engraving
- Sunshine Engraving
- Tennessee Laser Engravers
- Things Remembered
- Tipping Point Engraving
- Two Engravers
- Uniquely Yours
- United Signs
- We Laser It
- Western Engraving
- World Class Engraving
Is Your Engraving 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 vital 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 register your engraving business name as a corporation or LLC, each state requires a unique company name.
This makes it important to search the Secretary of State’s name database in the state you plan to register to ensure your name isn’t already in use.
In most states, sole proprietorships and partnerships are required to register a Doing Business As (DBA) or Assumed Name if they aren’t doing business under the owner’s full first and last name. A few states require them to use a unique name, while others will let you pick just about any name you choose.
Related: How to check business name availability in your state
Is your engraving name already trademarked?
When searching for a name for your new engraving business, you need to make sure your new name isn’t trademarked by someone else. If it is, you may not be allowed to legally use it.
Thankfully the United States Patent Trademark Office (USPTO) makes trademark searching a breeze through their Trademark Database.
If your name is available and you want to protect it from being used by anyone else, you can register your name with the USPTO.
Related: How to check for a trademark
Is a domain name available with your business name?
A domain name is your business’s digital address. With so many people researching online, it’s crucial to make sure your engraving business name is also available as a domain name.
Website addresses aren’t as critical as the first two searches, but it’s still worth doing as a domain can cost as little as $10 to pick up. Typically, you want your domain name to be “yourbusinessname.com” without any numbers, dashes, etc.
You can easily search for a domain using NameCheap’s domain name search tool.
Hopefully, you now have some good business name ideas for your engraving business. Once you have this list narrowed down 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 engraving business name!