Magazine Name Generator

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Generate magazine names that would look right on a newsstand or a Substack header: one-word mastheads in the Vogue and Wired tradition, 'The' titles, niche and indie zine names, trade and hobby titles, and digital-first publications. Covers fashion, food, tech, travel, culture, business, lifestyle and literary magazines.

About magazine names

Magazine names have to work as a masthead (one word or a short phrase set large across the top of a cover), so most successful titles are short, concrete and slightly unexpected. Look at the newsstand: Vogue, Wired, Kinfolk, Cereal, The Gentlewoman, The New Yorker. The old style used a definite article and a civic noun (The Atlantic, The Economist); the modern indie style borrows a single evocative noun from the subject matter (Selvedge for textiles, Aperture for photography) and lets typography do the rest.

This list follows those two traditions across many niches. There are single-word mastheads from printing and paper (Folio, Vellum, Kerning), "The" titles for long-form journalism (The Long Read, The Sunday Edit), and clusters for fashion (Hemline), food and drink (Larder), travel (Wayfarer), home and craft (Lintel), tech (Runtime), business (Cap Table), arts and music (Liner Notes), zines (Staple Bound) and regional titles. It also covers science (Null Result), games and comics (Side Quest), history (Primary Source), motoring and rail (Signal Box), children's and student titles (Pocket Money) and pets and hobbies (Dawn Chorus).

When you choose, set the name in a bold serif and a clean sans and see whether it still reads at a glance. Then check the domain, the Substack or Ghost URL and the trademark register; magazine titles are widely protected.

How to choose magazine names

  • Choose a name that names your subject sideways: Selvedge for textiles, Aperture for photography, Corkage for wine. Insiders get it and outsiders are curious.
  • Keep it to one or two words if you want a masthead; add 'Quarterly', 'Review' or 'Weekly' only when it clarifies frequency or format.
  • Mock up the cover before you commit: set the name in a heavy serif and a geometric sans and see which fits your visual identity.
  • Check the trademark register, the .com or .co domain and newsletter platform URLs; existing magazines defend their titles vigorously.
  • Avoid names that fix the format (Weekly, Digital, Print) if you might change cadence or medium later.

Frequently asked questions

What makes a good magazine name?

It fits a masthead in one or two words, hints at the subject without describing it literally, and reads instantly at newsstand distance. Vogue, Wired, Kinfolk and Selvedge all pass that test.

Can I use one of these names for my magazine, blog or newsletter?

Yes, the ideas are free to use. Magazine titles are commonly trademarked, so before launch search the trademark database in your country, check domains and social handles, and search existing publications with the same name.

Should I include words like 'Magazine', 'Weekly' or 'Review' in the name?

Only if it clarifies what you are. Indie and lifestyle titles almost never do; trade, academic and news titles often do (Harvard Business Review, Publishers Weekly). It also locks you into a frequency, so use it deliberately.

How do I name a digital-only or Substack magazine?

The same rules apply, but favour a name that works as a URL and an email sender name: short, easy to spell aloud, no ampersands or accents in the primary form. Names like Layover, Runtime or The Sunday Edit convert cleanly.

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A: 22 names

  • Across & Down
  • Afterglow
  • Against the Grain
  • Agora
  • Alcove
  • Alloy
  • Almanac of Small Towns
  • Alpenglow
  • Ampersand
  • Angel's Share
  • Anthem
  • Antiquary
  • Aperitivo
  • Aperture
  • Apogee
  • Arrivals
  • Ashlar
  • Atelier
  • Atlas Quarterly
  • Aurora Review
  • Away End
  • Azimuth

B: 56 names

  • B-Road
  • B-Side
  • Back of House
  • Backcountry Review
  • Backlist
  • Backroads
  • Backwater
  • Balance Sheet
  • Ballast
  • Bandwidth Weekly
  • Barn Find
  • Barrel Aged
  • Barrow & Henge
  • Basalt
  • Basecamp
  • Basis Point
  • Bell Lap
  • Bellwether
  • Bench & Chisel
  • Bespoke Monthly
  • Bias Cut
  • Bindery
  • Biplane
  • Bitters
  • Bivouac
  • Blinking Cursor
  • Block Print
  • Blue Plate
  • Blueprint Monthly
  • Blush Quarterly
  • Boarding Pass
  • Boardroom
  • Boatyard
  • Bobbin & Spool
  • Bold Type
  • Bone & Marrow
  • Boot Room
  • Boss Rush
  • Braid
  • Braise & Bake
  • Bramble
  • Bramble & Byline
  • Branch Line
  • Breadboard
  • Break Even
  • Breakfast Nook
  • Breakwater
  • Brevity
  • Bricolage
  • Brine
  • Broadsheet
  • Brood Box
  • Brown Butter
  • Bug Hunt
  • Burrow
  • Buttonhole

C: 78 names

  • Cadence
  • Cadenza
  • Cairn Quarterly
  • Call Sheet
  • Call Sign
  • Campus Chronicle
  • Camshaft
  • Canal Age
  • Canopy
  • Cantilever
  • Canto
  • Cap Table
  • Capsule Edit
  • Carbon Copy
  • Carry-On
  • Cartridge
  • Cartulary
  • Cask
  • Cast Iron
  • Cellar Door
  • Census Night
  • Chalk Bag
  • Chambray
  • Changelog
  • Chapbook
  • Char
  • Cinder
  • Cinquefoil
  • City Limits
  • Clerestory
  • Cloister
  • Closing Bell
  • Coastal Review
  • Coastline
  • Coastwise
  • Cobbler's Bench
  • Cold Brew Quarterly
  • Cold Chain
  • Cold Dip

C, continued

  • Cold Frame
  • Cold Start
  • Colophon
  • Command Line
  • Compass Rose
  • Compiled
  • Complexion
  • Contact Sheet
  • Contour
  • Control Group
  • Coop & Run
  • Coppice
  • Core Sample
  • Corkage
  • Corner Flag
  • Corner Office Quarterly
  • Couch Co-Op
  • Coupe
  • Courtyard
  • Cradle & Crayon
  • Craftwork Quarterly
  • Crema
  • Crescendo Monthly
  • Critical Hit
  • Cross Section
  • Crosscurrent
  • Crust
  • Cryptic Clue
  • Crystal Set
  • Cuff & Collar
  • Cultivar
  • Cuneiform
  • Cuppa
  • Cure
  • Curio Cabinet
  • Curtain Call
  • Cusp
  • Cut & Paste
  • Cutaway

D: 39 names

  • Dark Sky
  • Darkroom
  • Dart & Gather
  • Dawn Chorus
  • Day Return
  • Daybreak
  • Daylight
  • Deadwood
  • Decant
  • Deckle Edge
  • Delta Almanac
  • Depth of Field
  • Derailleur
  • Desert Quarterly
  • Detour
  • Devil's Advocate
  • Dice Tray
  • Die Cast
  • Digestif
  • Distro Box
  • DIY or Die
  • Dog-Eared
  • Double Clutch
  • Double Feature
  • Dovetail
  • Dram
  • Drape & Dart
  • Dress Form
  • Dress Rehearsal
  • Driftwood
  • Drop Bars
  • Drop Cap
  • Drop Shot
  • Drovers' Road
  • Dry Fly
  • Due South
  • Dumpling Hour
  • Dune Grass
  • Dye Pot

E: 21 names

  • Earshot
  • Eddy
  • Edge Case
  • Eighty-Six
  • Elevation
  • Elevenses
  • Em Dash
  • Ember
  • Encore Magazine
  • End Paper
  • Endgame Study
  • Ephemera
  • Epilogue
  • Equinox
  • Errant
  • Erratum
  • Error Bars
  • Estuary
  • Everyday
  • Exhale
  • Extra Cover

F: 44 names

  • Facets
  • Family Meal
  • Far Afield
  • Farm Stand
  • Fathom
  • Fell & Dale
  • Felt Tip
  • Fen
  • Ferment
  • Ferrywatch
  • Field Notes
  • Field Station
  • Fieldcraft
  • Filament
  • Final Approach
  • Final Cut Review
  • Finding Aid
  • First Day Cover
  • First Draft
  • First Principles
  • Fixed Gear
  • Fjord & Firth
  • Flat White
  • Fledgling
  • Fly Tower
  • Flywheel
  • Folded Twice
  • Folio
  • Foothills
  • Footpath
  • Footplate
  • Foreshore
  • Foreword
  • Founder's Ledger
  • Foxed
  • Frame Rate
  • Frayed Edge Review
  • Free Period
  • Freight & Fleet
  • Fresh Ink
  • Freshers' Week
  • Front Row
  • Full Stack
  • Furrow

G: 27 names

  • Gable End
  • Galley
  • Gambit
  • Gangway
  • Gap Year
  • Gatefold
  • Gazetteer
  • Generation Ship
  • Gesso
  • Gild
  • Gilt Edge
  • Glaze & Slip
  • Gloss
  • Gnomon
  • Golden Hour
  • Gossamer
  • Grafted
  • Grain
  • Grass Strip
  • Gravel Miles
  • Green Room
  • Greenware
  • Grosgrain
  • Grounds
  • Grrrl Reader
  • Gusset
  • Gutter

H: 29 names

  • Haberdash
  • Habitat & Hearth
  • Halcyon
  • Half-Light
  • Hangar Door
  • Harbourside
  • Hardwired
  • Hardy Annual
  • Headland
  • Headwind
  • Hearsay
  • Heath
  • Hedgerow
  • Heel & Toe
  • Hem & Haw
  • Hemline
  • Herbarium
  • Highball
  • Hill Station
  • Hillfort
  • Hinterland
  • Hive & Honey
  • Holding Pattern
  • Hollow
  • Homeroom
  • Homeward
  • Hops & Barley
  • Houndstooth
  • House Rules

I: 19 names

  • Impasto
  • Imprint
  • In Stride
  • In Tandem
  • Indigo Vat
  • Ingot
  • Injury Time
  • Inkling
  • Inroad
  • Inseam
  • Insert Coin
  • Interlude
  • Interwar
  • Isinglass
  • Island Almanac
  • Isobar
  • Isotope
  • Issue Zero
  • Itinerary

J: 4 names

  • Jam Pan
  • Jet Stream
  • Jetsam
  • Juncture

K: 13 names

  • Kaleidoscope
  • Keel
  • Keepsake
  • Kelp
  • Kernel Review
  • Kerning
  • Kestrel
  • Kidlit Quarterly
  • Kiln & Wheel
  • Kilnwork
  • Kindred
  • Knack
  • Kohl

L: 50 names

  • Lab Notebook
  • Ladle
  • Lakeshore
  • Lanterne Rouge
  • Lapel
  • Lapidary
  • Larder
  • Last Mile
  • Last Orders
  • Late Frost
  • Latency
  • Latitude
  • Launch Window
  • Layover
  • Leaf Mould
  • Lean-To
  • Lecture Notes
  • Ledger
  • Lees
  • Leeward
  • Lemma
  • Letterpress
  • Lichen
  • Life Drawing
  • Life List
  • Ligature
  • Lighthouse Quarterly
  • Lilt
  • Lime Plaster
  • Line Break
  • Liner Notes
  • Lintel
  • Listed Building
  • Little Magazine
  • Living Memory
  • Loading Bay
  • Local Colour
  • Loden
  • Lodestar
  • Long Haul
  • Longbox
  • Longitude & Lane
  • Longshore Review
  • Lookbook
  • Loom & Lathe
  • Loose Leaf
  • Loupe
  • Low & Slow
  • Lumen
  • Lustre

M: 34 names

  • Made Slowly
  • Mail Art
  • Main Street Monthly
  • Mainsail
  • Mantle
  • Manuscript
  • Margin
  • Margin Call
  • Market Day
  • Market Square
  • Marmalade Season
  • Mash Tun
  • Match Report
  • Matinee
  • Meander
  • Meniscus
  • Meridian
  • Middle Eight
  • Milecastle
  • Milepost
  • Milliner
  • Mint Condition
  • Mise en Place
  • Modern Elder
  • Moka
  • Moorland
  • Moraine
  • Mortar & Pestle
  • Mother Dough
  • Mountain Post
  • Mudroom
  • Muniment Room
  • Murmur
  • Muslin

N: 14 names

  • Narrow Gauge
  • Natural Twenty
  • Neat
  • Negative Space
  • Negative Split
  • Nest
  • New Parents Weekly
  • Newsprint
  • Nightcap
  • No Barcode
  • Northwoods
  • Nuance
  • Null Result
  • Numismatist

O: 18 names

  • Ochre
  • Oddment
  • Off Grid
  • Off Lead
  • Off the Rack
  • Offcut
  • Old Vine
  • On the Rocks
  • Open Plan
  • Open Question
  • Open Source Monthly
  • Oral Histories
  • Orchard Press
  • Organza
  • Ostracon
  • Outbound
  • Outlier
  • Overnight

P: 61 names

  • Packed Lunch
  • Packet Loss
  • Paddock Pass
  • Palette
  • Palimpsest
  • Pamphlet
  • Panel Border
  • Pantry
  • Paper Cut
  • Paper Plane Post
  • Parish Register
  • Party Wall
  • Passport Stamp
  • Patch Pocket
  • Patina
  • Paw Print
  • Peloton Notes
  • Pendulum
  • Penumbra
  • Perch
  • Perennial
  • Perforation
  • Perihelion
  • Perzine
  • Petri
  • Photocopy Club
  • Phrasebook
  • Pica
  • Pin Tuck
  • Pinch of Salt

P, continued

  • Pit Lane
  • Pith
  • Placket
  • Playbill Notes
  • Pleat & Tuck
  • Plinth
  • Plumb & Square
  • Pocket Money
  • Pomade
  • Port of Call
  • Poste Restante
  • Potsherd
  • Potting Shed
  • Pour Over
  • Prairie Ledger
  • Preface
  • Primary Source
  • Prime Factor
  • Prism
  • Private View
  • Projection Booth
  • Prompt Corner
  • Proof
  • Proof & Crumb
  • Protocol Review
  • Provenance
  • Provisions
  • Puddle Jumper
  • Pull List
  • Pull Request
  • Purl

Q: 3 names

  • Quarry
  • Quill
  • Quire

R: 32 names

  • Racing Line
  • Ragged Right
  • Ravel
  • Ravenous
  • Raw Hem
  • Recess
  • Reclaimed
  • Recto
  • Red Eye
  • Redshift
  • Reef Tank
  • Refrain
  • Reliquary
  • Request Stop
  • Rest Day
  • Reverie
  • Rewild
  • Ridge & Furrow
  • Rind
  • Riso Weekly
  • Roam
  • Roast
  • Rock Pool
  • Rolling Boil
  • Roost
  • Root & Branch
  • Ruche
  • Run-Out Groove
  • Running Head
  • Runtime
  • Runway Capital Review
  • Runway Notes

S: 105 names

  • Sable
  • Saddle & Spur
  • Salt & Season
  • Saltmarsh
  • Salvo
  • Sandbar
  • Sandwich Years
  • Sapling
  • Save Point
  • Sawdust
  • Scanline
  • Scenic Route
  • School Run
  • Scrawl
  • Scree
  • Scribble
  • Scriptorium
  • Sea Glass
  • Seam
  • Sear
  • Second Edition
  • Second Flush
  • Second Helping
  • Second Nature
  • Second Wind
  • Sediment
  • Seed Round
  • Seed Tray
  • Seismograph
  • Selvedge
  • Semaphore
  • Serif
  • Session Zero
  • Set List
  • Seventh Inning
  • Sextant
  • Shingle
  • Shopfront
  • Shore Leave
  • Shoulder Season
  • Show and Tell
  • Side Hustle Monthly
  • Side Project
  • Side Quest
  • Signal Box
  • Signal Path
  • Signature
  • Silhouette
  • Sillage
  • Silly Mid-Off
  • Silver Lining Magazine
  • Simmer

S, continued

  • Sin Bin
  • Sinew
  • Skein
  • Skillet
  • Sleeper Car
  • Slipway
  • Slow Ferment
  • Slow Sunday
  • Slush Pile
  • Small Caps
  • Small Hours
  • Smoke Point
  • Snowline
  • Soft Focus
  • Soldering Iron
  • Sole & Heel
  • Sole Trader
  • Solstice
  • Sommelier's Notebook
  • Sorrel
  • Soundcheck
  • Sourdough Sundays
  • Speech Balloon
  • Speedrun Weekly
  • Spice Route
  • Spirit Level
  • Splash Page
  • Sprig
  • Spring Tide
  • Sprocket
  • Sprue
  • Stack Trace
  • Stage Left
  • Stairwell
  • Standing Stone
  • Stanza
  • Staple Bound
  • Star Party
  • Steep
  • Still & Barrel
  • Stillpoint
  • Stitchwork
  • Stoa
  • Stock & Broth
  • Stockroom
  • Stopover
  • Story Corner
  • Strata
  • Studio Visit
  • Study Hall
  • Summit
  • Sylvan
  • Syzygy

T: 272 names

  • Table Manners
  • Tabletop Almanac
  • Tack Room
  • Tailored
  • Tallow
  • Tangent
  • Tape Hiss
  • Taproom
  • Tarn
  • Tenon & Peg
  • Tenor
  • Term Sheet
  • Terminal Two
  • Terrace
  • Terroir
  • Tessellate
  • Tessera
  • Test Pit
  • Test Pressing
  • The Aesthete
  • The Afterword
  • The Allotment
  • The Almanac
  • The Amateur
  • The Anthology
  • The Archive Box
  • The Argus
  • The Armchair Critic
  • The Attic Papers
  • The Back Garden
  • The Back Page
  • The Barometer
  • The Beacon
  • The Big Picture
  • The Bohemian
  • The Borough
  • The Bothy
  • The Bottom Line
  • The Bread Bin
  • The Broadside
  • The Bulletin
  • The Bullpen
  • The Butcher's Block
  • The Byline
  • The Card Catalogue
  • The Causeway
  • The Centre Spread
  • The Cheesemonger
  • The Chronicle
  • The Circular
  • The Close Read
  • The Collector's Shelf
  • The Common Room
  • The Commonplace

T, continued

  • The Commuter
  • The Companion
  • The Compendium
  • The Continental
  • The Contrarian
  • The Corner Table
  • The Correspondent
  • The Cosmopolite
  • The Counterpoint
  • The Courier
  • The Cul-de-Sac
  • The Curious Mind
  • The Cutting Board
  • The Dateline
  • The Deep Dive
  • The Dialectic
  • The Digest
  • The Dilettante
  • The Dispatch
  • The Dividend
  • The Double Issue
  • The Drawing Room
  • The Dressing Table
  • The Dugout
  • The Early Edition
  • The Early Riser
  • The Eavesdropper
  • The Eighteenth
  • The Enthusiast
  • The Evening Post
  • The Examiner
  • The Expatriate
  • The Fast Lane
  • The Field Guide
  • The Fifth Column
  • The Fine Print
  • The First Person
  • The Fishmonger
  • The Flâneur
  • The Footbridge
  • The Footnote
  • The Fortnightly
  • The Fourth Estate
  • The Fourth Trimester
  • The Friday Letter
  • The Front Matter
  • The Front Room
  • The Full Story
  • The Garden Gate
  • The Gazette
  • The Generalist
  • The Greengrocer
  • The Guesthouse
  • The Hearthside

T, continued

  • The Herald
  • The Highlander
  • The Hobbyist
  • The Homebody
  • The Idler's Companion
  • The Inquirer
  • The Inside Track
  • The Interval
  • The Islander
  • The Kitchen Table
  • The Lamplight
  • The Lantern
  • The Last Word
  • The Late Edition
  • The Latecomer
  • The Lede
  • The Ledger
  • The Locker Room
  • The Long Century
  • The Long Read
  • The Long Table
  • The Long View
  • The Long Way Round
  • The Longhand
  • The Longlist
  • The Lunch Break
  • The Lunch Counter
  • The Maker's Table
  • The Marginalia
  • The Masthead
  • The Metronome
  • The Metropolitan
  • The Mezzanine
  • The Midweek
  • The Miscellany
  • The Modernist
  • The Monday Brief
  • The Monitor
  • The Narrow Column
  • The Naturalist's Desk
  • The Neighbourhood
  • The Newcomer
  • The Night Owl
  • The Night Train
  • The Northern Light
  • The Notebook
  • The Observatory
  • The Observer
  • The Onlooker
  • The Open Letter
  • The Optimist
  • The Outside Line
  • The Overlook
  • The Overview
  • The Overwintering

T, continued

  • The Panhandle
  • The Parish Pump
  • The Parlour
  • The Passerby
  • The Plain Account
  • The Playbook
  • The Plumb Line
  • The Porch Light
  • The Pragmatist
  • The Prompt
  • The Provincial
  • The Pull Quote
  • The Quad
  • The Quarterly
  • The Quiet Carriage
  • The Reader
  • The Reading Lamp
  • The Reading Room
  • The Realist
  • The Register
  • The Romantic
  • The Rough Cut
  • The Round Table
  • The Rulebook
  • The Salon
  • The Seasonal
  • The Second Draft
  • The Second Opinion
  • The Sentinel
  • The Short List
  • The Sidebar
  • The Sideboard
  • The Sideline
  • The Signal
  • The Signalman
  • The Skeptic
  • The Slant
  • The Slow Burn
  • The Slow Issue
  • The Slow Lane
  • The Snug
  • The Sojourner
  • The Southern Table
  • The Specimen Drawer
  • The Standard
  • The Standfirst
  • The Stockpot
  • The Study
  • The Summer Number
  • The Sunday Driver
  • The Sunday Edit
  • The Sundial
  • The Tasting Menu
  • The Terminal

T, continued

  • The Third Rail
  • The Till
  • The Timetable
  • The Top Deck
  • The Touchstone
  • The Toy Box
  • The Traditionalist
  • The Tribune
  • The Tuning Fork
  • The Turnpike
  • The Underline
  • The Understudy
  • The Vanguard
  • The Village Reader
  • The Walk-In
  • The Wanderer
  • The Weathervane
  • The Weekender
  • The Wholesaler
  • The Wide Margin
  • The Wider Angle
  • The Winter Annual
  • Thimble
  • Third Act
  • Third Class Carriage
  • Thought Experiment
  • Threshold
  • Thrift & Mend
  • Tiddlywinks
  • Tide Table
  • Tideline
  • Tidepool
  • Tidewater
  • Tiebreak
  • Tight Lines
  • Timberline
  • Tincture
  • Titration
  • Toile
  • Top Note
  • Top Rope
  • Topography
  • Topstitch
  • Torque Curve
  • Trade Counter
  • Trade Winds
  • Trailhead
  • Treehouse Times
  • Trellis
  • Trowel & Trench
  • True North
  • Trunk Show
  • Tulle
  • Type Specimen
  • Typeset

U: 11 names

  • Umami Journal
  • Umber
  • Umbra
  • Undergrowth
  • Underpainting
  • Understory
  • Undertone
  • Undertow Review
  • Unhurried
  • Unison
  • Upland

V: 15 names

  • Valence
  • Vanity Case
  • Vantage
  • Vellum
  • Verdigris
  • Vernier
  • Verso
  • Verve
  • Vesper
  • Vestige
  • Vigil
  • Vintage
  • Visible Mending
  • Volley
  • Voyage

W: 26 names

  • Walkies
  • Wander
  • Wardrobe
  • Warp & Weft
  • Warren
  • Watermark
  • Wayfarer
  • Waymark
  • Waypoint
  • Well Made
  • Wellness Ledger
  • Wet Nose
  • Whetstone
  • Whisk
  • Whittle
  • Whorl
  • Wicker
  • Widow & Orphan
  • Wild Camp
  • Windfall
  • Window Seat
  • Windowsill Cat
  • Windrow
  • Windward
  • Wishbone
  • Wobbly Tooth

Y: 3 names

  • Yarrow
  • Yield Curve
  • Yoke

Z: 4 names

  • Zenith
  • Zest
  • Zine Scene
  • Zugzwang