Editing .name (section)

==Structure==
When the TLD ''name'' was first launched, only third-level registrations and forwarded e-mail addresses were available. Second-level registrations became available in January 2004.  The original intended structure of domain names was ''first.last.name'', so that individuals could get a domain corresponding to their name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Reardon |first1=Marguerite |title=Registry remakes .name for itself |url=https://www.zdnet.com/article/registry-remakes-name-for-itself/ |website=[[ZDNet]] |publisher=ZDNet |access-date=22 May 2020}}</ref>

The purpose of this sharing of second-level names was to ensure that the highest number of people possible could get an email address that included their last name. This sharing did not impact any other people with the same last name, and research by Global Name Registry showed that a majority of the world's population does not have an overlapping firstname–lastname combination.