Is there a way to recover a deleted wordpress name?

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  carriezylka · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 2:54 pm

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  A long time ago I permanently deleted zylkaphoto.wordpress.com, is there a way to create a new site with that name?

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  timethief · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 3:28 pm

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  No, I’m afraid there isn’t. Deleting a free hosted WordPress.com blog requires ignoring multiple warning messages clearly stating that URL deletion is permanent and irreversible. Not only that it requires using the verification link sent in the email and ignoring that same warning there too.

  The deleted blog URL will not become available again. I’m sorry but you cannot recover or register any deleted blog URL. Deleted blog URLs are not recycled, regardless of who registered and deleted them and no exceptions are made.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/recycling-blog-names/

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

  Then if you wish to you can register a domain via a domain mapping upgrade because it does not matter what the underlying .wordpress.com address is when you are domain mapping.
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/
  http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/register-domain/

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  carriezylka · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 3:29 pm

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  Thank you very much! I didn’t think so but i thought I’d give it a shot. :)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 3:30 pm

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  I’m sorry it wasn’t the answer you wanted to read.

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  carriezylka · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 3:31 pm

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  No need to apologize – it’s my own dumb fault!
  Luckily there are an awful lot of word combinations – next time I’ll be smarter! :)

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  timethief · Member · Jun 4, 2014 at 4:52 pm

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  Best wishes to you.