What's in a name? Share the origin of your business name

[VanKalkerFarms]

Some business names are straightforward, but others carry unique and intriguing stories behind them. If your business name has an interesting backstory or creative inspiration, we’d love to hear it! Share the origin of your business name in the comments below.

[VanKalkerFarms]

Unfortunately our name is our Last name, which in some way's is nice tying our family to our business since 1961, but It is a problem for SEO as people have to guess how to spell it or even remember it.  If I could I'd love a rebrand to something like Garden and Yard or Rosemary Roots.

[tonydow]

When my wife first started her yarn dyeing business I had some business cards printed, however she didn’t like the name I had chosen. Oh well, I thought, I’ve only got 250! She was relating this to a friend and said “Being an ungrateful wench, I had to tell him I didn’t like them” Her friend said “That would be a good name”. We both agreed so I bought the domain name www.theungratefulwench.co.uk which now redirects to her Square domain address. ( and got new cards printed! ).

[VanKalkerFarms]

now that's a good story to a name.  😆

[DinaLRosenberg]

Well.. we are located in Amityville, NY- home of the famous Amityville Horror. Amityville has world wide recognition so we knew we wanted to have Amityville in the name. Apothecary is an old fashioned pharmacy- we knew we wanted to offer spiritual "medicine" .. so our tagline is remedies for mind, body, and soul.

Our bookshop is The Athenaeum at Amityville Apothecary. Athenaeum happens to be another name for Library- so it was a no brainer