Is it legal to have "limited" in a company name in U.S. without any legal meaning?

I thought it was legal, until I found this, that says “A limited company may be formed in the United States by a fairly simple process. First, the owner or owners of the company, who will be called “members” when the limited company is formed, must file articles of organization with their state’s Secretary of State. Each state has specific laws about how these articles should be written”

If you don’t like the legal issues with “Limited”, how about “Unlimited” instead? Hmmm.

I am an attorney. Do not take this as creating an attorney-lient relationship. However, you may find my opinion helpful.

These days most states allow businesses to be organized as either classic corporations, as in “Semblance, Inc.”, or as limited liability companies, as in “Semblance Limited Liability Company,” or “Semblance LLC” for short. The primary difference is that a limited liability company can choose to be taxed as a partnership – a “pass through” taxable entity – rather than as a corporation. Since small, closely held corporations can chose to be taxed under “Subchapter S” tax rules, this distinction is not all that important unless the business entity owns depreciable real property.

The rules on names vary from state to state a bit. Your state may not let you use “limited” if it allows for the organization of limited liability companies because of the likelihood of confusion. I doubt if most states would allow a name like “Incorporated, Inc.” for the same reason. The only way to find out is to check with the department in your state which processes business organizations. This is probably under the jurisdiction of your state’s Secretary of State.

You could always ask the board of The Limited and Limited Brands, among others.

your free to use your full name if you want, as a company title

In my state you can only use it if the business organization is a limited partnership—meaning there is actually at least one limited partner.