.cymru is one of two geographic top level domains (GeoTLD) for

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

(the other being

.wales .wales is one of two geographic top level domains for Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Se ...

). The word ''Cymru'' means Wales in Welsh.

Proposal and use

The TLD was proposed by the British internet registry company Nominet, which has run the domain for the UK ( .uk) since 1996. The proposal initially ran into conflict with .cym, proposed by the

-based,

not-for-profit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

dotCYM organisation, which advocates for the

Welsh language Welsh ( or ) is a Celtic language of the Brittonic subgroup that is native to the Welsh people. Welsh is spoken natively in Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. ...

and

culture Culture () is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human Humans (''Homo sapiens'') are the most abundant and widespread species of primate, characterized by bipedalism and exce ...

. (''.cym'' was ultimately assigned to the Cayman Islands.) In June 2014, final go-ahead for the domains was granted by

ICANN The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN ) is an American multistakeholder group and nonprofit organization responsible for coordinating the maintenance and procedures of several databases related to the namespac ...

, and a phased launch of the new domains began. Initially, the new domains were available to

trademark A trademark (also written trade mark or trade-mark) is a type of intellectual property consisting of a recognizable sign, design, or expression that identifies products or services from a particular source and distinguishes them from o ...

holders, with full availability originally planned for the spring of 2015. On 30 September 2014, the

Llywydd of the Senedd The (), or Presiding Officer in English, is the speaker of the Senedd The Senedd (; ), officially known as the Welsh Parliament in English and () in Welsh, is the devolved, unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''came ...

officially moved Senedd websites and other sites to new ".cymru" and "

" domains which are geographic top-level domains specific to Wales. Wales Online, Daily Post, the Welsh Rugby Union, the Millennium Stadium, Golwg360, Bloc, Gwalia, Atlantic PLC, Orchard and Portmeirion were among others who also switched over to the domains. These became available to all on

St David's Day Saint David's Day ( cy, Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant or ; ), or the Feast of Saint David, is the feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more sain ...

2015.

References

External links

Nominet: Cymru - Wales
(in English)
Our Home Online (Domain for Wales)
(in English and Welsh)
The European Cultural and Linguistic Domains Network
.

Cymru Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicit ...

Proposal and use

See also

References

External links