Name check
Is your company name already in the register? Type the name you want to use. You see at once whether an active company in the KBO register already has the same or a similar name, and whether it works in your sector. Trademarks and domain names are checked separately.
“ELLA”
An active company already has this name
The name is not unique in the register. In another sector the risk of confusion is smaller, but customers and search engines do not always make that distinction.
Also pick your activity to see whether a similar name exists in your own sector.
What this check does and does not say
- We compare against every name in the KBO register today: the name, the abbreviation and the trade names of enterprises and their establishments. Capitals, accents, punctuation and legal forms (bv, nv, srl, ...) do not count.
- This is not a trademark search and not legal advice on using the name. A name that is not in the register can still be protected as a trademark. Trademarks are searched in the official registers of the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP, boip.int) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO, euipo.europa.eu).
- A domain name or a social media handle is also separate from the register.
Same or very similar names
15 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Oudergem · since 1995
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Abbreviation of ella - kenniscentrum gender en etniciteit · Other membership organisations · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2000
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Guest rooms (bed and breakfast) · Lanaken · since 2013
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2014
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Manufacture of imitation jewellery and related articles · since 2016
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Manufacture of jewellery · since 2018
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Sint-Niklaas · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Name of an establishment of ELLA MANAGEMENT · Business and other management consultancy · Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht · since 2010
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Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 1996
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Translation services · Zele · since 2017
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Retail sale of women's outerwear · since 2019
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Nutrition and dietetics services · since 2022
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Rijkevorsel · since 1994
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Activities of holding companies · Kortrijk · since 2023
Names that resemble it 41 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Wholesale of household textiles and bedding · Kortrijk · since 1995
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Other legal services · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2015
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Activities of lawyers · Chaumont-Gistoux · since 2022
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Kontich · since 2025
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Nursing and midwifery · Malle · since 2008
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Abbreviation of ASBL Ecole Libre St Lambert de Ligny · Subsidised independent mainstream primary education · Sombreffe · since 1987
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Abbreviation of Europese Juristenvereniging · Machelen (Brab.) · since 1992
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · Londerzeel · since 1995
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Abbreviation of EUROPEAN LIFT ASSOCIATION · Activities of business and employers' organisations · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1999
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Abbreviation of European Logistics Association · Book publishing · Brussel · since 1999
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Abbreviation of ENTENTE LA LOUVE · Anderlecht · since 2003
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On-demand passenger transport by chauffeured vehicle · Koekelberg · since 2015
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Hairdressing and barber services · since 2015
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · since 1990
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Activities of holding companies · Stabroek · since 2016
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Day nurseries and crèches · Antwerpen · since 2018
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Activities of holding companies · Knokke-Heist · since 2018
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Retail sale of automotive fuel · Wellen · since 2018
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Name of an establishment of EXCELLENCE VEHICULES · Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe · since 2019
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Other business support services · Zaventem · since 2020
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Buying and selling of own real estate · Stekene · since 2021
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Detailhandel in babyartikelen (algemeen assortiment) · Profondeville · since 2021
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Other non-specialised retail sale · since 2021
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Beauty care and other beauty treatments · since 2022
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Retail sale of pharmaceutical products · Aarschot · since 2022
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Advertising agencies · since 2022
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Name of an establishment of Quarzo Rosa · Groothandel in kledingaccessoires · Lommel · since 2009
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Abbreviation of Ex Leiding Assent · Bekkevoort · since 2010
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Name of an establishment of ELA VZW · Other membership organisations · Grimbergen · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Entre les lignes · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 2012
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Business and other management consultancy · Hasselt · since 2012
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Abbreviation of Enrobés Liège Luxembourg · General construction of residential buildings · Amel · since 2007
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Computer consultancy and computer facilities management · Grobbendonk · since 2008
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Activities of lawyers · Machelen (Brab.) · since 2024
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Abbreviation of ELA, Soins à domicile · Nursing and midwifery · Couvin · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Alliance de la Gauche Européenne pour les Peuples et la Planète · Activiteiten van politieke organisaties · Elsene · since 2024
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Abbreviation of Eva Lippens Avocate · Activities of lawyers · Sint-Gillis (bij-Brussel) · since 2025
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Wallpapering and laying of floor and wall coverings in other materials · since 2026
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Abbreviation of Immobilière des Ardennes · Real estate agency activities · Vielsalm · since 1989
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Limited-service restaurants, excluding mobile food services · Temse · since 2018