There are restrictions on what types of words you can use in a company name. See "restrictions" and BVI Restricted Words.

No company can be incorporated which has a name which is identical to another company incorporated in the British Virgin Islands or so closely resembles the name that it could be deceptive or mixed up.

Possible endings:
The name of the company must include one of the following words or its abbreviation:

Word	Abbreviated form
Limited	Ltd.
Corporation	Corp.
Incorporated	Inc.
Societe Anonyme or Sociedad Anonima	S.A.

Possible words to use in the name:
If you wanted to use the name Blue Mountains, Inc., it's quite possible that the name is not available because there is already a company with that name registered in the British Virgin Islands. In order to avoid your name being rejected because it is identical to another name, you might consider using a name such as Blue Mountain Holdings, Inc. or Blue Mountain Investments, Inc.

We have listed here some of the more common words which are used to create names. We have also listed other words and their combinations which you might use to for your company.

Commonly used words:
Holdings
Investments
International
Overseas
Trading


Other possible alternatives:
Administration
Advisers  
Agency
Amalgamated
and Co. (& Co.)
Associates
Business Services
Consulting  
Continental Group Development
Development Group
Enterprises  
Holdings Group
Industrial Holdings
International Holdings
International Investments
Investment Group
Management
Marketing
Online
Overseas Holdings
Partners
Properties
Resources
Services
Services Group
Shipping
Software
Specialists
Technology  
Ventures  

Restrictions:
It is not possible to use a word (or words) in the name that are calculated to suggest:
1. the patronage of Her Majesty or that of a member of the Royal Family;
2. a connection with Her Majesty's Government; or
3. a connection with a municipality or other local authority or with a society or body incorporated by Royal Charter.

Examples: Chamber of Commerce, Chartered, Imperial, Municipal, Royal, etc.
 

Nor is it possible to use any words which convey that the business of the company is of a licensed nature, such as Insurance or Banking business. Examples: Assurance, Bank, Building Society, Cooperative, Insurance, Trust Company, or Trustee Company.

BVI - Restricted Words

Please note that the following words may not be used in the BVI in a Company name:

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