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- Revisions within the package are free.
- If you do not respond within 3 days of delivery, the work is accepted automatically.
The money is reserved when you pay and released only once you accept the work.
Example result
Naming: names and slogans for a mobile dog-grooming van
Shortlist: top 5
| Name | Why it works | Watch out |
|---|---|---|
| Pawstop | Says what it is: the grooming stop comes to you. Short, easy to spell, fits a van door. | Check that it is not read as "paw stop" in a negative sense; we think the context makes it clear. |
| Tidy Tails | Friendly, alliterative, instantly understood by any dog owner. | Common pattern; check local registers early. |
| Driveway Groom Co. | Explains the unique point (no salon trip) in the name itself. | Longer; works best with a short logo mark. |
| Fetch & Fluff | Playful but not silly; "fetch" hints at coming to you. | The "&" needs to be written out in the domain. |
| Little Wash Wagon | Cosy, memorable, good for a family audience. | Sounds small-scale if you plan to add vans. |
Full list (excerpt)
Descriptive: Driveway Groom Co., Doorside Grooming, The Groom Van, Curbside Coats Playful: Fetch & Fluff, Tidy Tails, Sudsy Pup, Wag Wagon, Fluff Bus Short and brandable: Pawstop, Groomly, Furo, Trimbo Warm and personal: Little Wash Wagon, Good Boy Grooming, Neighbourly Paws
Slogans
- "The salon comes to your door." Clear and practical; the strongest for the van itself.
- "Less stress for them. Less driving for you." Speaks to both the dog and the owner.
- "Clean dogs, no car rides." Short; great for ads and flyers.
- "Fresh from your own driveway."
- "Grooming, delivered."
Our recommendation
Pawstop with the slogan "The salon comes to your door." The name is short enough for a large van graphic and a phone answer ("Hi, Pawstop!"), and the slogan explains the service to someone who sees the van parked on the street for three seconds.
Before you decide: check the business name register, trademarks in your country and domain availability. This package does not include those checks.
Client: a groomer launching a mobile grooming van that comes to the customer's driveway Brief: warm, a little playful, easy to say over the phone and to read on the side of a van; no puns that sound cheap Delivered: 25 names in 4 groups and 5 slogans. Below: the shortlist with reasoning and an excerpt of the full list.
The client and all details are made up.
About this service
Names in a novel, tabletop campaign or video game do quiet work: they hint at culture, era, class and personality, and they must be easy to tell apart on the page and in dialogue. We create character names, family names, places, kingdoms, ships, taverns or factions that fit your world's languages and tone, from grounded historical settings to invented fantasy and science fiction, with a note on the feel and origin of each. Names are checked against each other so no two main characters start alike or sound confusingly similar.
What is included
- What you getA list of character and place names organised by culture or faction, each with a note on its feel and origin, and in Premium a short pronunciation guide and a reasoned top five for your main cast. You get it as text you can paste or download as a file.
- Fits the worldEra, culture and tone in every name
- Easy to tell apartNo two leads sound alike
- Places tooCities, inns, ships, factions
- Pronunciation guideFor readers, players and narrators
How it works
- 1WorldYou describe the setting and cultures
- 2NamesWe create names for each group
- 3Cast checkWe compare them for clashes
What we need from you
The genre and setting, the cultures or factions in your world and what inspires them, the roles you need named, the tone (gritty, whimsical, epic) and names you already have.
We will ask you:
- What are the genre and setting?
- Which cultures or factions need names, and what inspires them?
- Which roles and places do you need named?
- Which names do you already have?
Compare packages
| Packages | Basic15 names$10 | Standard40 names$20 | Premium80 names + guide$39 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deadline | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days |
| Revisions | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Names | 15 | 40 | 80 |
| Places | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| Pronunciation guide and top five | No | No | Yes |
| Order Basic | Order Standard | Order Premium |
Payment protection
You pay when you order, but the money is released only for accepted work.
- Fixed priceThe package price does not change after you pay.
- The money is reservedWhen you pay, the amount is only reserved. It is released to the service once you accept the work.
- Checked before deliveryEvery result goes through a quality check before it reaches you, and you see it on the order page before accepting it.
- Free revisionsAsk for changes within your brief as many times as the package allows.
- Acceptance after 3 daysIf within 3 days of delivery you neither accept the work nor ask for changes, it is accepted automatically. If you write in the order chat after delivery, the order waits; once we answer, we may start the 3 days again and will say so in the chat.
- Redo or a full refundIf the result does not match your brief and the revisions did not fix it, or the work takes more than twice its deadline, write in the order chat: we will redo the work or refund the payment in full.
Questions and answers
Will the names belong to me?
You can use them freely in your work. A few may resemble names in other books or games by chance, so search your favourites before publishing.
Can you base names on a real language?
Yes, such as Old Norse, Welsh or Japanese patterns. We use them respectfully and note the meaning where we know it.
Is this for one book or a whole series?
Either. For a series, tell us the cultures that will appear later, so names leave room for them.
Do you check trademarks and domains?
No, neither trademark registers nor domain availability are checked. Look up your favourites at a registrar and in your country's trademark register, or with a lawyer, before you decide.