If you like to research and enjoy languages you might find this business idea has potential for you.
You could build a website that provides unique baby names that you have researched and sourced from other languages, cultures, history and even created yourself.
Choosing a name for a child is incredibly difficult, and some couples even fight over what their child's name will be.
It’s hard to choose a strong name which will serve a child well for their whole life, not just through childhood. Parents want it to be beautiful, have meaning, etc.
If you can offer really unique, exotic, foreign names, with meanings if possible, that have class instead of just sounding confusing or affected, you could create a membership site of sorts where people could pay for access to your list of unique naming suggestions.
You could also offer individualized research and consulting if a couple wanted to hire you to find name suggestions from an ancient tradition or foreign language.
One business does exactly this and charges $24.95 for six names.
When a couple is expecting a baby, it should be a wonderful time for them and it should be as enjoyable as possible.
For the parents, nine months can seem like forever, but with a baby on the way, there are many preparations involved before the baby arrives.
However, more important than the planning of decor and childcare, the couples first need to start discussing names. This usually starts early in the pregnancy.
How about helping out these couples that just cannot agree on a name for their coming new arrival to the family?
You can spare couples the disappointment that they will feel after choosing a name that later they wish they hadn't chosen, by helping them to choose a name they will enjoy using and hearing for the rest of their lives.
These couples may have already looked for a name in the typical baby-name books and on baby naming websites.
The problem with these books and sites is that they are filled with typical, well-known names. Most people are getting tired of the same old names, heard repeatedly over many generations.
For couples that would like help in finding genuinely unique, exotic, or foreign names with meanings, make it possible by offering such names.
Many times, finding names in other languages can be just what they are looking for, or names not commonly used very often in their own language.
Be sure to research ancient names and words from other cultures and languages.
Give thought to words from other languages that might explain, or mean, something special in another language.
An example of this would be the name Shalishah. (It means 'third part' in Hebrew).
Movies and books are great sources of names too.
I love the name Vianne - the name of the heroine in the movie Chocolat. It’s a strong classy feminine name that you don’t hear every day.
There are many different ways to offer your services and you have several choices with regard to pricing.
Consider allowing access to your site for a certain length of time for a one time fee, and along with your unique collection of names offer couples helpful tips to help them with the decision making process.
In the end, this will benefit not only the parents, but also the child that will carry the name for an entire lifetime.
For instance, when choosing a name, they might think of giving a more traditional name as a second name, just in case their child doesn't like their unusual first name later in life.
As another tip, you might remind them that they need to think of how cruel other children can be if a name is hard to understand or pronounce by others.
They should also give thought to what their name may be shortened to when used as a nickname.
These cruel 'nicknames' can stick very quickly, so parents need to prepare for this when choosing a name for their child.
You could use this business idea in other areas too, how about unique pet names, or even business name suggestions?
As I have mentioned before, the creative small business ideas on this site are not just here for you to find an exact business idea to start, but to help you think about all the possibilities and potential you could explore with these ideas.
