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.
“Hernest”
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
20 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Business and other management consultancy · Wemmel · since 2016
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Business and other management consultancy · Gent · since 2020
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General construction of residential buildings · Brasschaat · since 2024
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Activities of holding companies · Merksplas · since 2024
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Performing arts by independent artists · Kortrijk · since 2013
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Psychology services · since 2015
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Name of an establishment of JAV · Business and other management consultancy · Sint-Genesius-Rode · since 2017
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Other business support services · Berlaar · since 2020
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Herenthout · since 1991
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Lille · since 2003
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Turnhout · since 2016
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Landscape service activities · since 2017
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Other education · since 2017
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Day nurseries and crèches · Leuven · since 2018
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Media representation · Schilde · since 2018
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Nursing and midwifery · since 2023
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Abbreviation of HOBBYBROUWERIJ HET NEST · Advertising agencies · Turnhout · since 2008
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Property management for co-owned buildings (syndics) · Evergem · since 2012
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Other education · Harelbeke · since 2026
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Retail sale of clothing and accessories for women, men, children and babies (general range) · Gent · since 2009
Names that resemble it 17 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Hannut · since 2026
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Name of an establishment of Centrum voor Jeugdtoerisme · Jeugdherbergen en jeugdverblijfcentra · Merelbeke-Melle · since 1960
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Beernem · since 1990
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Name of an establishment of Helan Onthaalouders · Kinderopvang door onthaalouders · Antwerpen · since 2004
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Public relations and communication consultancy · Brussel · since 2025
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Other business support services · Jette · since 2000
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Activities of holding companies · Bekkevoort · since 2016
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Abbreviation of vzw Heist Swimming Team · Activiteiten van watersportclubs · Heist-op-den-Berg · since 2022
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Day nurseries and crèches · Watermaal-Bosvoorde · since 1972
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Full-service restaurants · since 1984
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Mixed farming · since 1994
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Psychology services · since 2023
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General construction of residential buildings · Zaventem · since 2023
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Non-scheduled passenger transport by road · Destelbergen · since 2009
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since 1980
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Activities of holding companies · Halle · since 2007
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Renting and operating of own or leased residential real estate, excluding social housing · Wemmel · since 2025