| .NAME Domain Names .NAME - Eligibility requirements .name is aimed exclusively for people's personal names, for use as both a domain name and an email forwarding account. Definition of personal name A personal name in the .name context, is a person's legal name, or a name by which the person is commonly known. This includes pseudonyms and stage names. Any individual or entity is eligible to register a personal name if it falls into one of the following categories: The personal name of an individual, providing it is his or her own personal name The personal name of a fictional character, providing that individual or entity has trademarks or service mark rights in that character's personal name Additional characters. Registrants may add numeric characters to their personal name to differentiate it from other personal names, e.g. john.smith2001.name or john1950.smith.name |