.cymru

.cymru is one of two geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for Wales (the other being .wales). The TLD was proposed by the British internet registry company Nominet, which has run the domain for the UK (.uk) since 1996.[2] The proposal initially ran into conflict with .cym, proposed by the Wales-based, not-for-profit dotCYM organisation, which advocates for the Welsh language and culture.[3][4] (.cym was ultimately assigned to the Cayman Islands.[5])

.cymru
Introduced2014
TLD typetop-level domain
StatusAvailable September 2014 [1]
Intended useWales and Welsh language
Actual useWales and Welsh language
Registration restrictionsUnknown
Registry websiteNominet: Cymru - Wales and Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)

In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by ICANN, and a phased launch of the new domains began.[6][7] Initially, the new domains were available to trademark holders, with full availability originally planned for the spring of 2015.

The word Cymru means Wales in Welsh. [8]

See also

Wikipedia articles on other top-level domains based on language and culture:

References
  1. "Welsh government switches its internet address to .cymru and .wales". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
  2. "About us". ourhomeonline.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2014-05-29. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
  3. "dotCYM- Campaigning for a Welsh cultural and linguistic domain". dotcym.org. Archived from the original on 2006-06-19. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  4. "Cymru and the Haka" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, Siôn Jobbins, Click on Wales, 27 October 2011.
  5. "Wales loses to Cayman Islands in battle for .cym domain". BBC. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  6. "How .cymru and .wales will work - rules and processes published today". nominet.org.uk.
  7. "Get Your Domain". ourhomeonline.org.uk.
  8. "Cymru - Wiktionary".


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