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title: "Deleting a Personal Name"
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Faculty, staff, and students are able to create and keep up to four Personal Names in addition to the one assigned to you by the University. If you no longer wish to keep a Personal Name, you may delete it.

## Deleting a Personal Name

1. Navigate to the [Personal Name Account Administration](http://pername.uconn.edu) page.
2. Log in with your NetID credentials.
3. Click **Delete Personal Name** from the left-hand side.
4. Under **Delete an Alternate Personal Name (APN)**, click the radio button next to the name you wish to delete.
5. Click **Delete APN**. A green success bar will appear noting that the selected APN was successfully deleted.

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