Ideas For House Names
There are many choices to consider when choosing a name for your house. Below we have listed ideas which we collected from around the world.
Property Style
Many people name their houses with a reference to the style of house or property, or possibly the former use of the house.
Corner Cottage
Ivy Cottage
Mill House
Orchard Cottage
School House
The Barn
The Bungalow
The Coach House
The Cottage
The Croft
The Gables
The Granary
The Haven
The Lodge
The Nook
The Old Post Office
The Old Rectory
The Old School
The Old School House
The Old Vicarage
The Stables
The White House
White Cottage
Location
If there is something unique or distinctive about the location of your house, consider that as a starting point for a house name.
Fairview
Four Winds
Highfield
Hillcrest
Kynance
Meadow View
Orchard House
Sea Breezes
Springfield
Sunnyside
Top Cottage
Tresco
Valetta
Wayside
Woodlands
Woodside
Humour
Try mis-spelling something you'd like to say about your house, and see if visitors to your home "get it".
Allmine
Dun Grocklin
Dun Sailing
Dun Struglin
Dunitall
Dunroamin
Justus
Kuminside
Uanmee
Foreign
Translating your ideas into a foreign language can give your house name a little extra touch.
Casa De Canto
Casa De Flores
El Paradiso
La Mia Camera
La Petit Maison
Les Chenes
Mon Repos
Flowers & Trees
Consider using the name of a flower or tree you have in your garden as the basis of your house name.
Bluebell Corner
Greenacres
Holly Cottage
Honeysuckle Cottage
Lavender Lodge
Lilac Cottage
Oaklands
Ponderosa
Primrose Cottage
Rose Cottage
The Beeches
The Firs
The Hollies
The Laurels
The Orchard
The Willows
Treetops
Willow Cottage
Yew Tree Cottage
Fictional
Why not use a location from one of your favorite novels? Here's a few ideas:
Dragonwyck
Middlearth
Neverland
Pooh Corner
Rivendell
Valhalla