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The name of the Company can be in English or Spanish (or any other language).  There are restrictions on what types of words you can use in a company name.  See "restrictions" below.

No company can be incorporated which has a name which is identical to another company incorporated in the Republic of Panama or so closely resembles the name that it could be deceptive or create confusion. 

Possible endings: 

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

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

Commonly used words: 

Other possible alternatives: 

It is not possible to use any words which convey that the business of the company is of a licensed nature, such as Betting, Insurance, Financing, Trust or Banking business.   

Examples: Betting, Gaming, Casino, Assurance, Bank, Building Society, Credit Union, Finance, Financial, Cooperative, Insurance, Trust Company, or Trustee Company.