CLOTHING STORE AND BRAND NAME SHORTLIST
Fashion Dropshipping | Updated 14 October 2026
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-start-a-clothing-brand#clothing-name-worksheet

CUSTOMER AND COLLECTION
Who the store serves:
Clothing categories / buying occasion:
Business country and intended selling markets:
Languages in which the name needs to work:
Date / owner of these notes:

Compare up to three names using the same checks. Blank checks remain unknown.
Repeat the candidate record below for each name. This is a research record,
not an automated domain check, legal clearance or recommended brand name.

CANDIDATE A / B / C (choose one for each copy)
Working name, exact spelling and capitalization:
Why it fits the intended customer and collection:
How it is pronounced / spelling or meaning questions in the relevant languages:
What a listener typed after hearing it, if you tried this:
Does it still fit if the collection expands? Your reason:

SEARCH AND ACCOUNT RECORD
Search terms / spelling variants used:
Relevant existing stores, brands or social accounts found:
Source URL / date / notes / questions still unresolved:

DOMAIN RECORD
Exact domain including extension:
Registrar / date checked / displayed availability:
First registration period and price / currency:
Renewal period and price / currency:
Premium renewal or other terms, if shown:
Optional extras or bundle items included in the displayed total:
Source URL / questions still unresolved:
If a domain is already owned: account owner / renewal date / connection plan:
Do not put passwords or payment details in this worksheet.

TRADEMARK RESEARCH RECORD
Countries / goods or services to investigate:
Registers checked / search terms / date:
Potentially similar marks, related goods or unanswered questions:
Source URLs / next research or qualified review needed:
Domain or account availability does not establish trademark rights.
A search result or a blank search record is not clearance to use a name.

NEXT DECISION
Continue researching / revise / set aside / seek qualified review:
Reason and next action:
Review date:

COMPARE THE THREE CANDIDATES
Candidate A - strongest reason / unresolved issue:
Candidate B - strongest reason / unresolved issue:
Candidate C - strongest reason / unresolved issue:
Working choice and what must be resolved before committing:

SOURCE GUIDANCE (checked 14 October 2026)
USPTO - US federal trademark searching:
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/federal-trademark-searching
WIPO - Global Brand Database and national/regional register guidance:
https://www.wipo.int/en/web/global-brand-database

NEXT STEP
Keep the working name with your customer and collection brief:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-start-a-clothing-brand#collection-brief-template
Shopify storefront checklist:
https://fashiondropshipping.com/how-to-start-a-clothing-brand#build-your-store

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