Deleted Website; Using old domain name for new website

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  uprootmag · Member · Jun 19, 2014 at 12:43 am

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  I deleted my old website and made a new one. I want to use the old domain name for my new website

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  galois · Member · Jun 19, 2014 at 1:22 am

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  You can’t:
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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  uprootmag · Member · Jun 19, 2014 at 1:43 am

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  Thanks for this. Does this include whether or not the domain name I want to use is a routed domain? Like say I bought it from Name.com and want to use that? Would I have to wait for my name to expire to repurchase?

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  galois · Member · Jun 19, 2014 at 1:53 am

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  Fortunately, there is a nearly infinite supply of unused blog addresses – so our policy should not limit your address selection significantly. You can also register a custom domain for use with your blog so that the original ‘wordpress.com’ domain/URL is never visible to your readers.