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.me.uk domain registration

The British extension for individuals only: your personal name under uk for your page, email and résumé, open to any individual from any country, but not to a company or anyone registering for one.

Score card

.me.uk in six cells

Our score out of five, as we see it when we help a customer choose.

Trust
4 out of 5
Easy to remember
3 out of 5
Global reach
2 out of 5
Price stability
5 out of 5
Short names available
4 out of 5
Local meaning
5 out of 5

Overview

What is .me.uk

.me.uk sits under .uk, the extension that entered the internet’s root in 1985 for the United Kingdom, and its manager in the IANA record is Nominet UK. The part me reads in English as “me,” so it tells whoever reads it the address belongs to a person, not a company or a store.

It is for individuals only: any person from any country can register it, with no documents and no address in Britain, but it isn’t open to a company or body, and an individual may not hold it on a company’s behalf. So it suits a student or resident in Britain, and any individual wanting a short personal address under a British extension.

It supports DNSSEC signing, but Nominet doesn’t offer internationalized names, so no names in Arabic. Its price with us is lower than .com and fixed every year. But if you have no link to Britain, .me or .name is closer to you, saying “person” without saying “Britain.”

Type
Country extension (ccTLD)
Parent extension
.uk
In the root since
July 24, 1985, with .uk
Name’s origin
me + United Kingdom
Responsible body
Nominet UK
Who may register
Individuals only, never companies
DNSSEC
Supported
Names in Arabic
Not supported

Who it suits

For your field: is .me.uk the best fit?

Every field has an extension that says something about it. Here is what .me.uk says in each, and which extension completes it.

  • A UK resident’s personal page

    Excellent · The first choice

    Your name, then “me in Britain”: a personal address saying where you live; add .me for those who know you everywhere.

    Register it with.me.uk.me

  • Personal or family email

    Good · A good fit

    An address in your name that stays with you whenever you change jobs; add .name if you want an extension tied to no country.

    Register it with.me.uk.name

  • A freelancer known by name

    Good · A good fit with .co.uk

    Your personal name on .me.uk, and your business on .co.uk if you want it to have its own address.

    Register it with.me.uk.co.uk

  • A company or store

    Consider another · Consider .co.uk

    It isn’t open to a company or anyone registering for one; .co.uk or .uk is open to your business.

    Register it with.co.uk.uk

  • An association or initiative

    Consider another · Consider .org.uk

    It’s for individuals only; .org.uk says you’re a non-profit, and .org reaches the world.

    Register it with.org.uk.org

  • A personal page in Iraq

    Consider another · Consider .me

    It says nothing to those who know you in Iraq; .me is personal and tied to no country, and .name takes your name in Arabic letters.

    Register it with.me.name

What it does for you

What you gain when you register it

  • An address that says “individual”

    It isn’t open to companies, so whoever reads it knows a person stands behind it.

  • Personal email in your name

    mail@samer-khalil.me.uk is an address that stays with you whenever you change jobs or providers.

  • Your name with Britain

    The part uk ties your name to the country for those who know you there.

  • Your identity in one link

    A page gathering your résumé, your work and ways to reach you.

And where its value shows

On your résumé

A link in your name leading to your work.

In your email signature

A personal address, written once and kept.

In job applications there

An address tying you to the country you live in.

In your profile bios

One link gathering all you do.

Pros and cons

What you should know before you register

Frankly, as we’d tell a customer who asks us before registering.

Pros

  • 01Says “individual,” not company
  • 02Open to any individual from any country, with no documents
  • 03Lower-priced than .com with us, and fixed every year
  • 04Under .uk, which entered the internet’s root in 1985
  • 05Supports DNSSEC signing

Cons

  • 01Not open to a company or an association
  • 02Says nothing to anyone with no link to Britain
  • 03Three characters longer than .me
  • 04Doesn’t support names in Arabic

Rules

Registration terms for .me.uk

What the registry requires and what we add, in one place.

Who may register
Individuals only, never companies
Documents
None required; the holder is an individual
Name length
Up to 63 characters
Characters
a–z, digits and hyphens, never first or last
Names in Arabic
Not supported
Registration term
1 to 10 years
DNSSEC
Supported
Privacy protection
Your name and address don’t show in WHOIS unless you agree
Transfer
By a tag change at Nominet, free and with no change to the expiry date; with a transfer code from February 9, 2027

Life cycle

From registration until the name is free again

What happens to your name if it isn’t renewed, and when you can still get it back.

  1. 01Registration1 to 10 yearsThe name is yours from the moment you pay, for the term you chose.
  2. 02After expiryThe first 30 daysThe website and email keep working, and you can renew it.
  3. 03SuspensionUntil day 90The name stops working, but it can still be renewed.
  4. 04DeletionUntil day 95It can’t be renewed after day 90, and is free again on day 95.

Tips

Before you register

  1. 1Register it in your name, not your business’sIt’s for individuals only, so if your business needs an address, register .co.uk for it.
  2. 2Your name as you write it in BritainPick the form on your papers and accounts there, so those who know you by it find you.
  3. 3A short name, read as it’s writtenIf it needs spelling out on the phone, it’s too long or too complicated.
  4. 4No digits or hyphens that need explainingEvery hyphen or digit has to be said, and what has to be said gets forgotten.
  5. 5Renew automatically, or register for yearsUp to 10 years at once, so you never miss a date.
  6. 6Make sure the name isn’t someone else’s trademarkA registered trademark’s owner can recover the name from whoever registered it first.

Nearby extensions

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Frequently asked questions about .me.uk

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  • $15 a year, for the first year and every renewal: the price you see when you search, with no other fees at registration.

  • Individuals only: the holder must be a natural person and can’t hold it on behalf of a company or another body.

  • Yes. Until February 9, 2027 a transfer is a “tag” change at Nominet, free and with no change to the expiry date; from that day it takes a transfer code valid for 14 days, with an optional renewal at transfer.

  • Under Nominet’s current rules the name keeps working for 30 days after it expires and can be renewed; then it stops until day 90 and can still be renewed; then it is deleted and is free again on day 95. From February 9, 2027, .uk follows grace periods like the generic extensions’.

  • No. IANA’s repository of internationalized names (IDN) holds no Arabic table for .uk, so names in it use Latin letters, digits and hyphens.

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