Website Name Generator
A website’s name and its address are nearly the same thing. Enter what your site is for, choose its type, and get names with the address each would produce, so you can judge both at once. Then check the domain for the ones you like.
- Private by default
- No sign-up
- Free to use
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How to use Website Name Generator
- Enter a few words for what the website offers.
- Choose the type of website and a style.
- Read each name together with its address.
- Check the domain with the Domain Availability Checker and register the one you choose.
Website Name Generator features
Name and address together
Every idea shows the lower-case address it maps to.
Nine site types
Shops, portfolios, communities, magazines, directories, tools, courses, local services and non-profits.
Type-specific words
Market and Cart for shops, Folio and Studio for portfolios, Digest and Wire for magazines.
Four styles
Modern, descriptive, playful or invented.
Method shown
Notes how each name was formed.
Honest
Never states that a domain is available.
When to use Website Name Generator
- Naming a new website before buying the domain.
- Finding a name for an online shop.
- Naming a side project or web app.
- Choosing a name for a community or newsletter site.
Website Name Generator FAQ
How is a website name different from a domain name?
The website name is what appears in the header and what people say. The domain is the address they type. They should match as closely as possible, which is why this tool shows both.
What if the .com is taken?
Consider another ending, a short prefix or suffix, or a different name. If an active site in your field uses the name on .com, a different name avoids losing visitors to it.
Should the name describe the site?
For shops, directories and tools, a descriptive word helps new visitors understand the site at once. For personal sites and brands, a distinctive name matters more.
How long should a website name be?
Short enough to say and type easily: two or three words, and under about 20 characters as an address.
Does the tool check domains?
No. Use the Domain Availability Checker on this site, which looks up registration data, or the Domain Name Generator to explore more endings.
Can I change a website name later?
Yes, but moving to a new domain requires redirects and time for search engines and visitors to adjust. Choosing a name with room to grow avoids that.
A name people can type
On the web, a name has to survive being typed. Visitors hear it in conversation, see it on a poster or remember it from last week, and then enter it into an address bar. Every ambiguity, a silent letter, a number that could be a word, a doubled letter at a word boundary, loses some of them.
The type of site suggests the kind of name. Shops benefit from words that say “you can buy here”. Portfolios lean on the owner’s name or a studio word. Communities use words of belonging. Magazines borrow from newspapers: Daily, Post, Digest. Tools and web apps are named for what they do. These conventions help visitors recognise what a site is before it loads.
Because the address matters so much, evaluate both together. Write the name as an address and read it in lower case without spaces. Check that no unintended words appear, that it is not confusingly close to an existing site, and that it is short enough to fit comfortably on a business card.
Finally, secure it. A domain can be registered by someone else at any moment, and domains that receive availability searches are sometimes registered speculatively. Once a name passes your checks, register it promptly, along with the obvious variations if the site is a business.