Emporium

What “Emporium” means

Noun

1. A city or region which is a major trading centre; also, a place within a city for commerce and trading; a marketplace.
2. A shop that offers a wide variety of goods for sale; a department store; (with a descriptive word) a shop specializing in particular goods.
3. A business set up to enable foreign traders to engage in commerce in a country; a factory (now the more common term).
4. The brain.

Where the word comes from

Borrowed from Latin emporium (“trading station; business district in a city; market town”), from Ancient Greek ἐμπόριον (empórion, “factory, trading station; market”), from ἔμπορος (émporos, “merchant, trader; traveller”) + -ιον (-ion, suffix forming nouns). ἔμπορος is derived from ἐμ- (em-) (variant of ἐν- (en-, prefix meaning ‘in; within’)) + πόρος (póros, “journey; passageway”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go through; to carry forth”)), modelled after ἐν πόρῳ (en pórōi, “at sea; en route”). Sense 4 (“the brain”) alludes to the organ as the place where many nerves or nerve impulses meet. Not related to English empire.

Business name ideas with “Emporium”

Industries where “Emporium” fits

We suggest this word for 20 business types and industries, including:

• All Other General Merchandise Stores
• All Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers (except Tobacco Stores)
• Art Dealers
• Book Stores
• Department Stores
• Florists
• Fuel Dealers
• Gift, Novelty, and Souvenir Stores
• Hobby, Toy, and Game Stores
• Manufactured (Mobile) Home Dealers
• Musical Instrument and Supplies Stores
• News Dealers and Newsstands
• Office Supplies and Stationery Stores
• Other Direct Selling Establishments
• Pet and Pet Supplies Stores
• Sewing, Needlework, and Piece Goods Stores
• Sporting Goods Stores
• Used Merchandise Stores
• Vending Machine Operators
• Warehouse Clubs and Supercenters