.cymru

.cymru is one of two geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for Wales (the other being .wales). The word Cymru means Wales in Welsh.

.cymru
Introduced31 July 2014
TLD typetop-level domain
StatusAvailable and active as of September 2014[1]
Intended use Wales and Welsh language
Actual useGets some use in Wales where the primary or content language is Welsh; e.g. https://www.s4c.cymru
Registration restrictionsUnknown
Registry websiteNominet: Cymru - Wales and Our Home Online (Domain for 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])

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.

See also

Wikipedia articles on some 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.


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