# How to Prohibit Users from Using Certain Words as Names?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prohibit-users-from-using-certain-words-as-names/324408
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** users
**Created:** [September 1, 2024, 7:15pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prohibit-users-from-using-certain-words-as-names/324408 "2024-09-01T19:15:30Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [September 1, 2024, 7:24pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-to-prohibit-users-from-using-certain-words-as-names/324408/2 "2024-09-01T19:24:12Z")

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Do you mean this setting?

admin - all site settings - users - reserved usernames

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