Reserved name

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  leonishiki · Member · Dec 21, 2015 at 11:19 am

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  Hi all,
  I would like to begin with a new blog using my registered name (leonishiki) but when I try to create the site the system tell me that I cannot because this name (leonishiki.wordpress.com) is reserved, although the site doesn’t exist. What must I do for using it?

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  stefmattana · Staff · Dec 21, 2015 at 1:49 pm

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  Hello there,

  When a name is ‘reserved’, it means that someone has registered it but hasn’t used it yet.
  Therefore you won’t be able to use or claim it, so you might need to choose and pick something else.
  Another solution would be to pick another name not picked yet, ie myname.wordpress.com and get a custom domain upgrade for $18 a year. This way, your myname.wordpress.com will point to your leonishiki.com (if it’s not already picked too).

  Hope that makes sense to you :)