# Function: nameFromUsername()

```ts
function nameFromUsername(name): string;
```

Defined in: [packages/core/src/inbox/names.ts:332](https://github.com/leifriksheim/minca/blob/main/core/src/inbox/names.ts#L332)

The name an account takes from its username until it is given one: `leif.r` is Leif R

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `name` | `string` |

## Returns

`string`