Renaming a terrible house name

[ChristmasCrumpet]

Just a bit of a silly one as it may come to nothing, but we've seen a house we like....that's currently aesthetically awful but tonnes of potential.

It's large, detached 3000sqft. Stands in an acre. 16th C but been extended and extended. The outside is covered in mock Tudor beams, painted chocolate brown with a yellow background. We'd take off all the mock diamond lead stuck on the windows, and paint it nicely! It's a big imposing lump, and I like that.

The owners have named it (very similar to) Lance Lodge. It's not a lodge. And Lance is bloody awful.

We'd rename it 'Something' House.

What would you replace 'Something' with? What sounds like a nice, strong, impressive, clean, welcoming name?

I don't like the usual suspects...Crown House. White House. (Although we'd probably paint it mainly white TBF.) Oak House. All are a bit uninspired, one in every village.

I quite like Alexander House, but DH thinks it's just odd to pick a random name, I just think it flows.

Looking for hive mind inspiration!

(I've been looking on Rightmove at house names, there's genuinely one for sale called Chez Wedrewolf. Yes really. And no, I don't like Wedrewolf House )

Could you link it to the garden - name it after a flower, plant or tree?

Our house had a silly name . We renamed it 47.

Then again it was an ordinary house in an ordinary street. Might not work in a big pile in the middle of nowhere.

Elizabeth House?

Shakespeare House?

Marlowe House?

We've just renamed our house. It had a horrible name, might as well have been called Pub View.
We picked a sandbank in the local river and named it after that. Could you do similar?

If it’s 16th century what was its previous house name?

Look for something in the deeds,or in the geographical area to connect it to. Or a plant or tree growing locally.

You could get an OS map of the area and check out the names of local woods, streams etc to see if any would sound good.

Can you look up its history, maybe rename it after who built it or a family who lived in it?
Did you post that it's 16th century?
If so there'll be loads of history behind it

Dies it need a name? If so it should be something meaningful I agree it would be odd to call it Alexander House if you have no connection to Alexander
Can you look into the history of the house what was it originally called? Or who first owned if could you name it after them?

Should have said does it need a name

What can be seen from the house ? Are you in a historic area , could you link to that ?
Do you like a particular season - Winter House , Spring House ? A place you love - Highland House , Devon House ?

Look in the deeds I suspect it's probably had many names over the years and use one of them. Failing that is there a family in its history it has a long association with you could name it after them.

I love Alexander House. It's random but who cares.

If it's 16th century, hasn't it got genuine Tudor beams?

How about 'CockWomble'? just for lols.

I knew someone who bought a house that the previous owners had named "Carsick Lodge" - had a sign made and everything!

Sorry but I think Alexander house sounds like a block of flats!

The town you met your husband in? Or where either of you were born/are from? (Eg. Lowick House). Or something from the house's history- like the architect's name.

Could you combine your names - like Casa Bevron in Brookside 😆

Or a hospice

My mother's house just has a number but according to the deeds was once called Rohan Cottage.

Do what Bev in brookside did and call it casa bevron! Obv replacing that with your names!

Great minds! Loved this!

I agree with looking at the deeds or old maps for inspiration. Our current property was called something different originally and changed 100 or so years ago. Any inspiration from the local town/county/local history? Bedford House, Swindon house, Colliery House etc?

Our neighbours changed their house name, and it was apparently easier than I thought. What about your surname, or a name within your family? Middle name? Maiden name?

Alexander House does sound a wee bit like a care home to my ears, but if you can get away with it Alexander Cottage or just Alexanders doesn't have those connotations.

FWIW I live in a village without numbers and I'd say the top house names are trees & flowers, followed by place names and a very few conjoined names.
My favourites are the geographical features; long this, short that or x's corner.