Using the name/blog address of a deleted blog

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  christinagerhard · Member · Jan 28, 2015 at 10:54 pm

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  Hi!
  I want to use an address for my blog that WordPress tells me “already exists” when I try to use it, but when I type in the address, there comes a WordPress site saying that the blog has been deleted.
  How can I now use the address? Or will it take some time until the address is up for use again?
  Thank you for your support!
  Stina

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

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  timethief · Member · Jan 28, 2015 at 10:55 pm

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  The address will not become available for registration. Blog deletion is a permanent and irreversible act. http://en.support.wordpress.com/delete-site/

  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/