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Cottage names: 100+ ideas for your holiday cottage

Cottage names have a long tradition: flowers, birds, old trades and the land around the house. Here are more than 100 ideas for a holiday cottage or a cottage rental, by style, and a generator that works your own words in and checks which domains are still free.

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A tree in the garden, the colour of the door, a family name: we work it into some of the names.

24 name ideas

  • Little Poppy
  • Poppyview
  • Tiny Lavender
  • Cloverside
  • Sleepy Swallow Cottage
  • Meadow & Lavender
  • The Quiet Cottage
  • Sleepy Haystack Hideaway
  • Wildflower Nook
  • Bluebell & Wildflower
  • The Sleepy Hideaway
  • Meadowhill
  • The Clover House
  • The Wildflower Nook
  • Hidden Swallow
  • Snug Honeysuckle Cottage
  • Poppycrest
  • Millstone Hideaway
  • Poppypoint
  • The Warm Cottage
  • Gentle Clover Hideaway
  • Elderflower & Millstone
  • The Millstone Hideaway
  • Warm Wildflower House

How to use it

  1. 1Choose the setting of your cottage (countryside, sea, forest) and a style.
  2. 2Add your village or a word of your own, such as the old use of the building.
  3. 3Shortlist the names you like with the heart button.
  4. 4Press the globe button on a name to see which matching domains are still free.

Cottage name ideas by style

Traditional cottage names

  • Rose Cottage
  • Ivy Cottage
  • Honeysuckle Cottage
  • Primrose Cottage
  • Orchard Cottage
  • Mill Cottage
  • Bramble Cottage
  • Holly Cottage
  • Laurel Cottage
  • Pear Tree Cottage
  • Swallow's Rest
  • Meadow View
  • The Old Forge
  • The Old Bakehouse
  • The Old School House
  • The Old Dairy
  • Well Cottage
  • Church View Cottage

Cute cottage names

  • Bluebell Cottage
  • Bumblebee Cottage
  • Teacup Cottage
  • Thimble Cottage
  • Hedgehog Hollow
  • Robin's Nest
  • Little Wren Cottage
  • Buttercup Cottage
  • Sweet Pea Cottage
  • Daisy Chain Cottage
  • Mouse Hole Cottage
  • Snowdrop Cottage
  • Cherry Blossom Cottage
  • Ladybird Cottage
  • Pudding Lane Cottage
  • Hollyhock Cottage

Country cottage names

  • Meadowsweet
  • Haywain Cottage
  • Shepherd's Rest
  • Hedgerow Cottage
  • Barley Cottage
  • Fox Covert
  • Long Acre
  • Wheatsheaf Cottage
  • Lark Rise
  • Cowslip Cottage
  • Fieldfare
  • Plough Cottage
  • Stable Cottage
  • Byre Cottage
  • Granary Cottage
  • Harvest Moon Cottage
  • Pasture View
  • Five Gates

Seaside and beach cottage names

  • Driftwood Cottage
  • Fisherman's Cottage
  • Harbour Cottage
  • Shell Cottage
  • Lobster Pot Cottage
  • Sea Pink Cottage
  • Gull Cottage
  • Tide Cottage
  • Net Loft
  • Coastguard Cottage
  • Samphire Cottage
  • Pebble Cottage
  • Saltings
  • Puffin Cottage
  • Quay Cottage

Woodland and garden cottage names

  • Woodbine Cottage
  • Foxglove Cottage
  • Badger's Wood
  • Owl's Hollow
  • Fern Cottage
  • Beech Tree Cottage
  • Acorn Cottage
  • Wisteria Cottage
  • Lavender Cottage
  • Rowan Cottage
  • Elder Cottage
  • Willow Cottage
  • Hazel Nook
  • Primrose Wood
  • Larch Cottage

Cottages with a story

An old use or the history of the house makes the most memorable names:

  • The Old Post Office
  • The Old Chapel
  • Toll House
  • The Coach House
  • Lock Keeper's Cottage
  • The Old Smithy
  • The Weaver's Cottage
  • The Old Mill House
  • Station Master's House
  • The Malthouse
  • The Old Rectory Barn
  • The Bothy

Short one-word cottage names

  • Larkspur
  • Hollyhock
  • Thistledown
  • Kingcup
  • Whitethorn
  • Hazelwood
  • Bramley
  • Rosehip
  • Tansy
  • Linnet
  • Clover
  • Hawthorn
  • Sorrel
  • Wrenfield

How to name your cottage

  • Look at the history first. If the house was a forge, a school or a toll house, that is your name.
  • Then the land around it: the orchard, the brook, the hedgerow, the birds you see from the window.
  • Check the village. Many villages have three Rose Cottages already; the postman, the neighbours and Google Maps will thank you for a name of its own.
  • Mind the address rules. In the UK a house name can be part of the postal address; for a holiday let, the booking name can also differ from the postal name.
  • Think of the website too. "Old Forge Cottage" makes a clear web address with your village: oldforgecottage-lavenham.co.uk or oldforgelavenham.com.

Check the name and the domain

Press the globe button next to a name in the generator: you see which domains are still free for it (.com, .co.uk and other extensions) and your free yourname.stayveo.com address. A Stayveo plan includes one domain, renewed free every year.

Use the name everywhere

A cottage name belongs on the gate, on your guest book and welcome book, and on your own booking website, so guests can find you again by name and book direct the next time.

Frequently asked questions

What are traditional cottage names?

Flowers, trees and old uses of the house: Rose Cottage, Ivy Cottage, Honeysuckle Cottage, Orchard Cottage, Mill Cottage, The Old Forge or The Old School House. They are popular, so check your village doesn't have one already.

What is a good name for a holiday cottage?

A name with a story or a detail of the place, such as the house's old use (The Old Bakehouse), a bird or flower you see from the window (Swallow's Rest) or the land around it (Pear Tree Cottage), that no other cottage nearby uses.

Can I rename a cottage?

For your holiday let's brand, yes: you can use any name in your listings and on your website. In the UK, changing the official postal name of a house goes through your local council.

How do I check if a cottage name is taken?

Search it with your village on Google, Airbnb and holiday-cottage sites, and press the globe button in the generator to see whether the domain is still free.

Can I get the domain for my cottage's name for free?

Yes, with a Stayveo plan: it includes a domain, registered in your name and renewed free every year while you subscribe.

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