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.
“VRIENDEN”
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
51 registered enterprises with a name easily confused with yours.
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Abbreviation of Voor Rotselaar Iets Enig Nieuw Dynamisch En Neutraal · Begijnendijk · since 2010
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Promotion and organisation of arts and performing arts events · Hamont-Achel · since 2024
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Retail sale of meat and meat products, excluding game and poultry · Waregem · since 2025
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Construction of utility projects for electricity and telecommunications · Temse · since 2022
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Gent · since 1989
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Abbreviation of Vrienden Opera Ballet Vlaanderen vzw · Antwerpen · since 1991
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Abbreviation of VRIENDEEN VAN HET KONINKLIJK ATHENEUM ETTERBEEK · Etterbeek · since 2004
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Abbreviation of OEUVRE FEDERALE LES AMIS DES AVEUGLES ET MALVOYANTS, EN NEERLANDAIS FEDERAAL WERK DE VRIENDEN DER BLINDEN EN SLECHTZIENDEN · Beschutte en sociale werkplaatsen · Mons · since 1928
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Advertising agencies · Schaarbeek · since 2006
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Abbreviation of De Vrienden van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen · Verenigingen en bewegingen voor volwassenen · Brussel · since 1983
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van de GO! academie voor Muziek en Woord Willebroek · Willebroek · since 1957
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Abbreviation of De Vrienden van de Korfbalsport · Wuustwezel · since 1979
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Wijnegem · since 2010
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van Bruxs en Fixs · Sint-Joost-ten-Node · since 2023
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Agents in the wholesale of textiles, clothing, fur, footwear and leather goods · Aalst · since 2023
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Eeklo · since 2012
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Gent · since 2005
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Ieper · since 1973
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Pelt · since 1980
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Abbreviation of LIMBURGSE VERENIGING VAN HANDELSVERTEGENWOORDIGERS+VRIENDEN · Bilzen-Hoeselt · since 2013
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Zutendaal · since 2015
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Antwerpen · since 2018
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Leuven · since 2018
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Brugge · since 2018
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Retail sale of electrical household appliances · Brussel · since 2022
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Football clubs · Sint-Truiden · since 1948
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Abbreviation of De Vrienden van de 13e Groep Sint Joris Landscouts · Antwerpen · since 1958
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Kortrijk · since 1961
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Lummen · since 1930
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Abbreviation of Vrienden van het Huisdierencrematorium - Les Amis du Crématorium pour Animaux domestiques · Antwerpen · since 1988
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Full-service restaurants · Deinze · since 1999
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Name of VRIENDEN VAN DE BURGEMEESTER · Diepenbeek · since 2014
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Merelbeke-Melle · since 2014
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Name of an establishment of Project Hive · Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and related activities · Putte · since 2024
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Instandhouding, restauratie en andere ondersteunende activiteiten voor cultureel erfgoed · Mechelen · since 2025
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Oud-Turnhout · since 2025
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Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · since 1971
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Lokeren · since 2011
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Abbreviation of Samen Uit Samen Thuis - vrienden · Activities of other sports clubs · Oostkamp · since 2012
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Aalst · since 2025
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Antwerpen · since 1996
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Diepenbeek · since 1999
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Roeselare · since 1999
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Dendermonde · since 2001
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Heusden-Zolder · since 2015
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Rijkevorsel · since 2016
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Aalst · since 2020
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Activities of holding companies · Antwerpen · since 2023
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Retail sale of newspapers and periodicals · since 2016
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since 2021
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Office administrative and support services · since 2007
Names that resemble it 18 registered names with shared words or a related spelling.
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Antwerpen · since 1993
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Repair and maintenance of machinery · Lokeren · since 2024
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Abbreviation of VRIENDENKRING VAN DE BRANDWEER MOORSEL · Aalst · since 1992
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Brandweer Merksplas · Merksplas · since 2016
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Abbreviation of Vriendenkring Pool Ruimte vzw · Ukkel · since 2019
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Other sports activities · Brussel · since 2019
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Activities of other sports clubs · Lille · since 2010
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Performing arts by independent artists · Lier · since 1991
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Sports and recreation education · since 2025
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Retail sale of cars and light vans (up to 3.5 tonnes) · Olen · since 1995
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Abbreviation of VRIENDENKRING VANHET KONINKLIJK TECHNISCH ATHENEUM VAN HET GEMEENSCHAPSONDERWIJS KAPELLEN · Kapellen · since 1967
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Antwerpen · since 1961
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Lommel · since 1957
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Oostende · since 1962
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Abbreviation of VRIENDENKRING VAN OUD-KRIJGSGEVANGENEN EN OUD-GEDIENDEN VAN DE 4E EN 24STE LINIEREGIMENTEN · Brugge · since 1990
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Houthalen-Helchteren · since 1995
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Landen · since 1976
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Kraainem · since 1997