Kardashian-Jenner Family Photo.Photo: Kendall Jenner/Instagram
The Kardashian-Jenner family certainly knows the value of a name.Now that most of the reality star siblings have children of their own, they’ve given their kids some significant monikers. Each name carries weight, from the meaningful tributes – like Chicago West’snod to her father’s hometown– to the insightful suggestions fromKris Jenner’sname-geniusmother,Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon.And if a chosen name doesn’t feel right, these parents aren’t afraid to trust their gut.Kylie JennerandTravis Scottoriginally called their son Wolf, but laterdecided it wasn’t a fit. “We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere,” she shared online before announcing his name would be Aire instead.See Kourtney, Kim, Khlóe, Kylie and Rob’s picks for the next generation of their tight-knit family.
The Kardashian-Jenner family certainly knows the value of a name.
Now that most of the reality star siblings have children of their own, they’ve given their kids some significant monikers. Each name carries weight, from the meaningful tributes – like Chicago West’snod to her father’s hometown– to the insightful suggestions fromKris Jenner’sname-geniusmother,Mary Jo “MJ” Shannon.
And if a chosen name doesn’t feel right, these parents aren’t afraid to trust their gut.Kylie JennerandTravis Scottoriginally called their son Wolf, but laterdecided it wasn’t a fit. “We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere,” she shared online before announcing his name would be Aire instead.
See Kourtney, Kim, Khlóe, Kylie and Rob’s picks for the next generation of their tight-knit family.
01of 12North WestKim Kardashian/InstagramPushingkonventionsaside, new parentsKim KardashianandKanye Westwent in quite a different direction whenthey namedtheir first child, born on June 15, 2013, after the cardinal direction. Though they once quashed rumors that they were considering the cheeky moniker, Kim’s mom,Kris Jenner, revealed she was “proNorth” during an appearance onThe View. “North means the highest power,” she explained. “[Kim] says that North is their highest point together.”
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North West
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Pushingkonventionsaside, new parentsKim KardashianandKanye Westwent in quite a different direction whenthey namedtheir first child, born on June 15, 2013, after the cardinal direction. Though they once quashed rumors that they were considering the cheeky moniker, Kim’s mom,Kris Jenner, revealed she was “proNorth” during an appearance onThe View. “North means the highest power,” she explained. “[Kim] says that North is their highest point together.”
02of 12Saint WestKim Kardashian/InstagramAs far as the couple’ssecond child was concerned, a friend of theirs told PEOPLE followingSaint’s birth in December 2015 that Kanye was “going back and forth for a while” before deciding on his name.“It needed to mean something and he agonized over it, probably even more than Kim,” said the pal. “Kanye believes that a name is extremely important and that it’s the first sense of identity that we have.““He believes that people live up to their names, which is why he wanted a name with spiritual significance,” the source continued.At the time, anE! Newsinsider shared that the couple chose Saint because they viewed him as “a blessing,” especially considering Kim “hadsuch a difficult pregnancy.”
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Saint West
As far as the couple’ssecond child was concerned, a friend of theirs told PEOPLE followingSaint’s birth in December 2015 that Kanye was “going back and forth for a while” before deciding on his name.
“It needed to mean something and he agonized over it, probably even more than Kim,” said the pal. “Kanye believes that a name is extremely important and that it’s the first sense of identity that we have.”
“He believes that people live up to their names, which is why he wanted a name with spiritual significance,” the source continued.
At the time, anE! Newsinsider shared that the couple chose Saint because they viewed him as “a blessing,” especially considering Kim “hadsuch a difficult pregnancy.”
03of 12Chicago WestKim Kardashian InstagramThe third of the Kardashian-West children was namedChicagoafter her parents considered — and then discarded — several family names. “We were gonna name her Jo, ‘cause [of] my grandma, Mary Jo. Or we were gonna go with Grace — and then it was Chicago,” Kim explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We ended up with Chicago.“However, there was one more family tribute that they considered: Donda. “[Kanye] really wanted his mother’s name, and I love that name too, but I just wasn’t sure,” Kim explained. “It’s so much to live up to.” Ultimately, the couple settled on the name of West’s hometown, as “that is a place that made him, and a place that he remembers his family from.”
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Chicago West
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The third of the Kardashian-West children was namedChicagoafter her parents considered — and then discarded — several family names. “We were gonna name her Jo, ‘cause [of] my grandma, Mary Jo. Or we were gonna go with Grace — and then it was Chicago,” Kim explained on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We ended up with Chicago.”
However, there was one more family tribute that they considered: Donda. “[Kanye] really wanted his mother’s name, and I love that name too, but I just wasn’t sure,” Kim explained. “It’s so much to live up to.” Ultimately, the couple settled on the name of West’s hometown, as “that is a place that made him, and a place that he remembers his family from.”
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Psalm West
“The inspiration was the Book of Psalms in the Bible,” Jenner toldET Onlineof the choice. “I think it’s just a wonderful way to celebrate how they feel. And he’s such a blessing, so it’s perfect.”
A source close to Westpreviously confirmed PEOPLEthat the name was a reflection on Kanye’s recent renewed dedication to his Christian faith.
“Kanye has been going through a spiritual revival lately. Every name has a meaning that is personal between Kanye and Kim and the child,” the source said. “Psalmis a good reflection of where Kanye and Kim are spiritually.”
“I know that both of them read the Bible regularly now. Kanye loves the Books of Poetry of the Bible: Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon. He reads them over and over,” the source added. “Psalms is the longest book in the Bible, but Kanye believes that there’s a lot of wisdom in them.”
The word “Psalm” means “song” in Hebrew.
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Stormi Webster
Kylie Jenner Instagram
“I feel like there were a lot of other names that I might have even liked better, to be honest, but I feel like Stormi picked her own name, like, it was just her name,” Jenner explained.
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Aire Webster
Kylie Jenner/instagram
“Do you think it’s pronounced air or airey?” one user commented on the name announcement post (which also showed the 11-month-old’s face for the first time). Kyliereplied to clarify: “AIR,” she wrote, adding a red heart emoji to her comment.
After Kylie revealed her second child’s name, a source told PEOPLE that the moniker means “Lion of God.”
Initially, the Kylie Cosmetics founder and the rapper named their son Wolf Jacques, though the moniker didn’t last too long. In March 2022, Kylie wrote on her Instagram Story that her newborn “isn’t Wolf anymore.”
“We just really didn’t feel like it was him. Just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere,” she noted at the time.
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True Thompson
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It turns out that the unconventional name is actually a family tradition: “She told me it was my great-grandfather’s first name and my grandfather’s middle name. It stuck with me for my entire pregnancy and was the only one I couldn’t get out of my head,” Khloé explained.
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Tatum Thompson
Khloe Kardashian, Tatum Thompson.Khloe Kardashian Instagram
Khloe Kardashian Instagram
The second time around wasn’t any easier for Khlóe, as she waited nearly a year toreveal the nameof her son, Tatum.
“Naming a human is really hard,” Khlóe admitted during the scene, echoing her previous statement.
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Mason Dash Disick
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Scott DisickandKourtney Kardashianwent with what they loved when naming their kids.
Mason’s middle name has extra-special meaning: it was her late father Robert Kardashian’s nickname.
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Penelope Scotland Disick
Kris Jenner/Instagram
Kris JennertoldE! Newsthat the meaning behindPenelope’s name was simple: her parents Scott and Kourtney just liked it.
In an 2019 interview withVogue, Kourtney shared that shenamed her lifestyle website, Poosh, after her only daughter.
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Reign Aston Disick
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12of 12Dream KardashianRob Kardashian/InstagramRob Kardashianand former fiancéeBlac Chyna’s daughter, whom they welcomed in 2016, is actually a “Dream.” “Rob and Chyna had the name Dream for a long time,“a source told PEOPLE. “They named her Dream because they’ve always said she’s a dream come true.”
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Dream Kardashian
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Rob Kardashianand former fiancéeBlac Chyna’s daughter, whom they welcomed in 2016, is actually a “Dream.” “Rob and Chyna had the name Dream for a long time,“a source told PEOPLE. “They named her Dream because they’ve always said she’s a dream come true.”
source: people.com
