How do I change my blog address to one that I used to own?

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  roelsarmago · Member · Dec 27, 2012 at 12:06 am

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  I would like to change my current blog address, usernameA.wordpress.com, to usernameB.wordpress.com. The latter is a url that I just recently deleted, so I was the owner. However, when I try to rename my current url, usernameA, to usernameB, it says “sorry, that site already exists”.

  I understand that WordPress does not recycle urls to protect privacy and author’s intentions, but in this case, I am the original author.

  As an aside, usernameA = dennispestano (my pen name). I would now like to use usernameB = roelsarmago, which is my real name.

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  timethief · Member · Dec 27, 2012 at 12:23 am

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  I’m sorry but that’s not possible. Note there are 3 warnings and a verification link in an email required to delete a blog. That is because deleted blog URLs are not recycled.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

  You can register another blog with a similar name. http://en.support.wordpress.com/register-a-blog/

  Or you can register a domain vis a domain mapping upgrade and it will not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/