Portia Workshop Name Generator
Workshop names for your My Time at Portia builder
Name your workshop in My Time at Portia with 500 ideas: cozy tinkery names, salvage and relic puns, Portia landmarks like Peach Plaza and Amber Island, and jokes at Higgins' expense.
About Portia workshop names
My Time at Portia asks for a workshop name in the first ten minutes, right after you inherit Pa's rundown shed and before you have built a single furnace. Most players freeze and type something like 'Workshop'. The names that stick tend to do one of three things: lean into the cozy post-apocalyptic tone of the game (Rusty Gear Works, Hammer & Hearth, Scrap & Dream), borrow a piece of the map (Peach Plaza, Amber Island, Bassanio Falls, the Collapsed Wasteland, Walnut Groove) or make a joke that only another Portia player will get (Better Than Higgins, Commission Crusher, Ack's Assistant).
The game's own businesses set the register. Paulie runs Total Tools, Gust and Albert run A&G Construction, Django runs The Round Table. Short, plain, two-word names fit alongside those on the Commerce Guild board. Material words from the crafting tree (copper, bronze, carbon steel, hardened clay, old parts, data discs, power stones) and tool words (grindstone, skiver, cutter, worktable) also sound at home in Portia.
The name shows up on the workshop rankings, in commission dialogue and in your save file, so pick something you will enjoy seeing for a hundred in-game days. Keep it under about twenty characters so it never clips, and remember that gols, relics and Dee-Dee stops are all fair game for puns.
How to choose Portia workshop names
- Keep the name short enough for the rankings board and save slot; two or three words is ideal, and anything over twenty characters risks being clipped.
- Pull from the map for instant flavor: Peach Plaza, Amber Island, Eufaula, Bassanio Falls, Starlight Island and the Collapsed Wasteland all read as Portia without explanation.
- A reference to the rival builder (Higgins Who?, Better Than Higgins) gets funnier every time you overtake him in the workshop rankings.
- If you plan to carry a name into My Time at Sandrock, avoid Portia place names and pick something portable like Tinker & Tailor or Rusty Gear Works.
- Say it as Presley would when announcing the Builder of the Year; if it sounds right in his voice, it will read right in every commission line.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change my workshop name in My Time at Portia?
Not in the base game. The name you enter at character creation is permanent for that save, which is why it is worth spending a minute on it before you start. If you change your mind you will need a new save file or a save editor on PC.
Where does the workshop name appear in the game?
It shows on the workshop rankings board at the Commerce Guild, in commission and mail text addressed to your workshop, on the save-file selection screen, and in some NPC dialogue when townsfolk talk about your business.
What are good lore-friendly workshop names for Portia?
Names that use places or items from the game, such as Peach Plaza Workshop, Amber Island Works, Relic & Rivet, Power Stone Forge, Gols & Gears or Dee-Dee Depot. Naming the shop after Pa (Pa's Legacy, In Pa's Footsteps) also fits the story of inheriting his workshop.
Do these names work for My Time at Sandrock too?
Many do. Anything without a Portia place name or character reference, such as Tinker & Tailor, Hammer & Hearth or Salvage & Sons, suits a Sandrock builder just as well. Sandrock players usually swap in desert and water themes.
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All 500 Portia workshop names
A: 27 names
- A&G Contractor
- Aadit's Axe Works
- Abandoned Ruins Co.
- Abu's Antiques Ally
- Ack's Assistant
- After the Darkness
- Albert's Competition
- Alice's Flower Fix-It
- Alliance Workshop
- Amber & Ash
- Amber Island Works
- Amber Light Workshop
- Ancient Portia Works
- Antoine's Paperwork
- Anvil & Apron
- Anything But Higgins
- Apple Orchard Workshop
- Apple Tree Works
- Apricot Tree Workshop
- Apron Strings Workshop
- Arlo's Sparring Partner
- Artisan & Anvil
- Artisan Alley
- Artisan Works
- Ashwood Workshop
- Assembly Station Ace
- Atara Workshop
B: 39 names
- Badger Burrow Workshop
- Bamboo Papaya Builders
- Barn Door Workshop
- Bassanio Falls Builders
- Bassanio Heights Works
- Beam & Brace
- Bear Necessities Workshop
- Beaver Dam Works
- Bedrock & Beam
- Beetle & Bolt
- Bench & Bolt
- Bench & Brew
- Bent Gear Builders
- Best Builder in Portia
- Better Than Higgins
- Big Red Barn Works
- Blender & Bolt
- Blocks & Bolts
- Blue Door Workshop
- Blue Sketch Workshop
- Blueprint & Bracket
- Bolt & Bracket
- Bolts & Nuts
- Boombox Builders
- Boots & Bolts
- Bracket & Beam
- Brass Monkey Workshop
- Brass Tacks Builders
- Brick & Beam
- Brick by Brick
- Bright Sun Builders
- Bronze Age Builders
- Builder of the Year
- Building Blocks Workshop
- Built by Hand
- Built Right
- Built to Last
- Busy Beaver Workshop
- Busy Bee Workshop
C: 42 names
- Carbon Steel Co.
- Carol's Corner Workshop
- Cartwright Works
- Cedar & Steel
- Cedar Ridge Workshop
- Central Plaza Craftworks
- Charcoal Kiln Works
- Cheerful Chisel
- Chip Off the Old Block
- Chisel & Cherry
- Civil Corps Supply
- Civil Furnace Co.
- Clamp & Chisel
- Clear Sky Workshop
- Cloudbreak Workshop
- Cobblestone Workshop
- Cog & Kettle
- Cogsworth
- Cogwheel Cottage
- Collapsed Wasteland Co.
- Commerce Guild Favorite
C, continued
- Commission Board Champ
- Commission Co.
- Commission Crusher
- Commission King
- Contraption Co.
- Contraption Corner
- Copper Kettle Builders
- Copper Penny Works
- Copper Top Workshop
- Cornerstone Workshop
- Craft & Cog
- Craftsman Cottage
- Craftsman's Choice
- Craftsman's Corner
- Craftworks Portia
- Crescent Wrench Workshop
- Cricket & Cog
- Crooked Door Workshop
- Crooked Nail Workshop
- Cutter & Clamp
- Cutter's Corner
D: 23 names
- Daily Commission Works
- Data Disc Depot
- Dawa's Lumber Pal
- Dawn Patrol Workshop
- Day of Bright Sun Works
- Daybreak Builders
- Dee-Dee Depot
- Dee-Dee Stop Workshop
- Desert Bloom Workshop
- Disc & Dust
- Django's Regular
- Done & Dusted
- Doohickey Depot
- Dovetail Builders
- Dr. Xu's Neighbor
- Draft & Craft
- Drafting Table Works
- Dragonfly Workshop
- Dream Big Workshop
- Dream Builders
- Drifter's Workshop
- Dusty Boots Workshop
- Duvos Defector Workshop
E: 7 names
- Early Bird Workshop
- Ember Works
- Emily's Helper
- Ethea Works
- Eufaula Edge Workshop
- Eufaula Salvage & Supply
- Eufaula Tunnel Works
F: 22 names
- Fair Deal Works
- Falls View Workshop
- Ferngrove Workshop
- Fiber & Flint
- Fig Tree Works
- Finishing Touch Works
- Firefly Works
- Firelight Workshop
- Fireside Builders
- First Nail Workshop
- Fix-It Felicity
- Fixer & Finder
- Flint & Tinder
- Flying Pigs Workshop
- Forge & Fortune
- Fortune's Forge
- Four Leaf Workshop
- Foxhole Workshop
- Fresh Start Workshop
- Front Porch Workshop
- Frontier Forge
- Furnace & Fern
G: 23 names
- Gadget & Gizmo
- Gadget Garage
- Gale's Favorite
- Garden Gate Workshop
- Gear & Grit
- Gentle Breeze Workshop
- Ginger's Garden Workshop
- Gizmo Grove
- Gizmo Works
- Glasshouse Workshop
- Goat Hill Workshop
- Gol Rush Workshop
- Golden Hammer
- Golden Wrench Works
- Gols & Gears
- Green Door Works
- Grinder & Gear
- Grindstone & Grace
- Grindstone Garage
- Grit & Gumption
- Guild Rank A Workshop
- Gumption Works
- Gust's Blueprint Buddy
H: 32 names
- Hammer & Hearth
- Hammer Time Workshop
- Hammered Home
- Handbuilt Portia
- Handmade Heart
- Handy Hands Workshop
- Happy Builder Workshop
- Happy Hammer
- Harbor & Hull
- Harbor Light Workshop
- Hardened Clay Studio
- Hardwood Plank Works
- Hare & Hammer
- Harvest Moon Workshop
- Hazardous Ruins Hardware
- Heart & Hammer
- Heart of Portia
- Higgins Can Cry
- Higgins Who?
- Higgins' Nightmare
- Highwind & Hammer
- Highwind Workshop
- Hillside Hammer
- Hilltop Workshop
- Hollow Oak Workshop
- Home Sweet Workshop
- Homecoming Workshop
- Homestead Works
- Honest Work Workshop
- Honey Bear Works
- Hope & Hammer
- Horseshoe Workshop
I: 5 names
- In Pa's Footsteps
- Ingall's Mine Works
- Iron Oak
- Iron Will Works
- Isaac's Chess Club
J: 6 names
- Jack of All Trades
- Jewel of Portia
- Joinery & Joy
- Jolly Builder
- Junk & Gems
- Junkyard Jewel
K: 2 names
- Keep Building
- Keystone Works
L: 21 names
- Ladder & Level
- Ladybird Works
- Ladybug & Lantern
- Lantern & Ladder
- Lantern Light Works
- Lee's Least Favorite
- Leeward Works
- Left-Handed Wrench
- Level Best Workshop
- Light After Dark Workshop
- Lightning Bolt Works
- Little Red Workshop
- Liuwa's Lookout
- Lost Tech Workshop
- Lucien & Co.
- Lucky Hammer
- Lucky Horseshoe
- Lucky Ladybug Works
- Lucky Strike Workshop
- Lucky Wrench
- Lucy's Lesson Plan
M: 39 names
- Made in Portia
- Magpie Salvage
- Make Do Workshop
- Make It Work
- Maker's Mark Workshop
- Maker's Row
- Maker's Yard
- Makerspace Portia
- Mallet & Moss
- Many Hands Works
- Maple & Mortar
- Maple Leaf Workshop
- Marble & Mallet
- Mars' Mentee
- Marsh & Mallow Workshop
- Marshlight Works
- Marvel & Mend
- McDonald's Farmhand
- Meadowlark Workshop
- Measure Twice Workshop
- Mechanica
- Mechanical Marvels
- Mei's Sweet Tooth Works
- Mend & Make
- Merlin's Mad Science
- Merry Maker Workshop
- Millwright Workshop
- Mint Condition Workshop
- Mint's Apprentice
- Molly & Polly Workshop
- Monkey Wrench Works
- Moonlit Workshop
- Morning Dew Workshop
- Mortar & Pestle Works
- Mortise & Tenon
- Moss & Mortar
- Moth & Lantern
- Mr. Ladybug's Workshop
- Muddy Boots Workshop
N: 6 names
- New Dawn Workshop
- Night Owl Workshop
- Nine Nails Workshop
- Nora's Neighbor
- Not Higgins
- Number One Builder
O: 9 names
- Oak & Ember
- Oaks & Acorns Workshop
- Odd Jobs & Oddities
- Old Parts & Co.
- Old Parts Emporium
- Old World Workshop
- Open Sky Works
- Outpost Nine
- Outskirts Workshop
P: 35 names
- Pa's Legacy
- Pa's Old Place
- Pa's Pride
- Pa's Shed
- Pa's Workbench
- Papa Bear's Den
- Paulie's Pal
- Peach Blossom Works
- Peach Plaza Workshop
- Peach Tree Workshop
- Penny Lane Workshop
- Petra's Lab Partner
- Phyllis' Patient
- Pin & Pinion
- Pine & Pulley
- Pinion Works
- Pinky's Workshop
- Plum Tree Workshop
- Plumb & Proper
- Porch Light Works
- Portia Bridge Works
- Portia Builders Guild
- Portia Craft Co.
- Portia Handworks
- Portia Harbor Works
- Portia Pioneer Works
- Portia's Best Builder
- Portia's Finest
- Potting Shed Works
- Power Stone Forge
- Power Stone Works
- Presley's Pick
- Pride of Portia
- Promise Keeper Works
- Pulley & Pin
Q: 2 names
- Qiwa's Helper
- Quiet Corner Workshop
R: 30 names
- Rabbit Hutch Workshop
- Rainbow Ridge Workshop
- Ranger's Rest Workshop
- Rank S Builders
- Rebuild Portia
- Rebuilders
- Recycler's Corner
- Relic & Rivet
- Relic Hunter's Workshop
- Relic Pieces Studio
- Relic Road Workshop
- Relics Are Not Sinful
- Remington's Right Hand
- Repair & Prepare
- Research Center Regular
- Research Center Reject
- Restoration Works
- Restore & Renew
- Riverside Craftworks
- Rivet & Rust
- Rivets Ahoy
- Rookie Builder Workshop
- Rookie of the Year Works
- Round Table Repairs
- Rubber Duck Builders
- Ruin Diver Works
- Ruin Runner Workshop
- Ruins & Relics
- Rusty Gear Works
- Rusty Nail Works
S: 48 names
- Saddle & Saw
- Salvage & Sons
- Salvage Sisters
- Salvage Street Workshop
- Salvager's Rest
- Salvager's Studio
- Sam's Drinking Buddy
- Sawdust & Sunshine
- Scrap & Dream
- Scrapheap Studio
- Scraps & Pinky
- Scraps' Shed
- Scrapyard Dreams
- Seesai Studio
- Silver Lining Works
- Silver Saw Studio
- Silver Wrench Workshop
- Siwa's Sidekick
- Skiver's Corner
- Sly Fox Works
- Snail Mail Builders
- Snail's Pace Workshop
- Solid Ground Workshop
- Somber Marsh Salvage
S, continued
- Sonia's Favorite Table
- Sophie's Ranch Hand
- South Block Studio
- Spare Parts
- Sparrowhawk Workshop
- Spirit of Portia
- Spoke Folk Workshop
- Sprocket & Spoke
- Sprocket Studio
- Square & Level
- Stardust Studio
- Starfall Workshop
- Starlight Island Works
- Starlight Studio
- Steady Hands Workshop
- Steel Blossom
- Stone by Stone
- Stone Stool Studio
- Stormcrow Workshop
- Sundial Works
- Sunflower Workshop
- Sunny Side Workshop
- Sunrise Studio
- Sunset Ridge Workshop
T: 43 names
- Tenpenny Works
- The Builder Next Door
- The Builder's Hut
- The Busted Gear
- The Busy Builder
- The Cog Cabin
- The Contraptionist
- The Fix-It Shack
- The Little Furnace
- The Little Workshop That Could
- The Maker's Bench
- The Odd Job Shop
- The Repair Bear
- The Rusty Gear
- The Tinkery
- The Wheelhouse
- Thingamajig Workshop
- Thunder & Timber
- Timber & Tide
- Timber & Tin
- Timber Wolf Workshop
T, continued
- Tin Can Alley
- Tin Roof Tinkery
- Tin Roof Workshop
- Tinder Box Workshop
- Tinker & Daughters
- Tinker & Sons
- Tinker & Tailor
- Tinker Town Workshop
- Tinker Toy Workshop
- Tinker's Tavern
- Toby's Treehouse
- Tody's Fishing Buddy
- Top Builder Workshop
- Torque & Tenon
- Total Tools Rival
- Tower of Ancients Workshop
- Trade & Tinker
- Treetop Tinkers
- True & Square
- Two Bits Workshop
- Two Dogs Workshop
- Two Hands Workshop
U: 1 name
- Ursula's Sunshine Workshop
V: 2 names
- Valley Forge Workshop
- Vise & Virtue