Kim and Kanye’s new baby’s name blows Twitter away
Two little words Friday sent Twitter into meltdown mode when Kim Kardashian West revealed the name of her and Kanye West’s new daughter, born via a surrogate on Monday.
Chicago West.
Just call her “Chi,” pronounced “Shy.”
Chicago West. https://t.co/3MyLwcIzTh
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 19, 2018
Not to leave out her firstborns, Kardashian, 37, also tweeted out the names of Chicago’s big sister and brother, North and Saint.
North, Saint & Chi
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 19, 2018
Within minutes, Chicago West was the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter.
What government shutdown?
KIM KARDASHIAN JUST NAMED HER BABY AFTER THE WINDY CITY!
Hold onto your hats.
With kids named North, Saint, and now Chicago, it’s like Kim and Kanye are doing the slow reveal on a ransom drop location.
— shauna (@goldengateblond) January 19, 2018
MY SIGN AT THE WOMEN'S MARCH: "Chicago is Actually a Pretty Cool Name."
— Bess Kalb (@bessbell) January 19, 2018
"What did Kim and Kanye name their baby?"
— Nick Jack Pappas (@Pappiness) January 19, 2018
"Chicago West."
"No, not the name of the hospital, the name of the baby."
I wouldn’t feel safe in Kim and Kanye’s house hearing people yell North Chicago I would feel like I need some heat to protect myself in an unsafe area. #ChicagoWest
— Mollie (@mollieisme) January 19, 2018
Chicago West on her “Chicago World Tour” in 2041
— Jay (@LipsTaco) January 19, 2018
pic.twitter.com/oVJReYYQNp
kim and kanye named their new child chicago west and not wild west and that really saddens me
— RyansAverageLife (@RyanAbe) January 19, 2018
*white parent voice* I can't believe Kim and Kanye named their baby girl Chicago West, that's ridiculous! Oh no, it's almost 4:30, I need to pick up my kids Lakynn and Nayvie. pic.twitter.com/NfToiowbfh
— Denizcan James (@MrFilmkritik) January 19, 2018
Imagine them having a conversation with Kris in the future...
— ariyana (@selenasmodel) January 19, 2018
North: I'm going to see Chicago
Kris: Your sibling?
North: What?
Kris: You said your going to see Chicago right?
North: I am!
Kris: Tell her I said hi
North: Who?
Kris: Chicago
Chicago sports teams hailed the news.
Chicago Bears est. 1920
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) January 19, 2018
Chicago West est. 2018
Chicago White Sox. pic.twitter.com/BjeSoYAqe4
— Chicago White Sox (@whitesox) January 19, 2018
So did the baby’s “musical” namesake.
We're so flattered! Welcome to the world, Chicago West! https://t.co/aIXCDJewPN
— Chicago The Musical (@ChicagoMusical) January 19, 2018
The name sounded like a TV show to a lot of people. In fact, the TV show “Chicago Fire” tweeted its congratulations: “From #OneChicago to another, welcome to the world!”
From #OneChicago to another, welcome to the world! pic.twitter.com/ELGZcm7ncg
— Chicago Fire (@NBCChicagoFire) January 19, 2018
chicago west sounds like a nbc show that's a ripoff of law & order svu that debuted in the fall of 2007 that came on from 9:30 pm est. that only lasted one season because of bad ratings that returned in 2009 only to be cancelled again the following year
— saint laurent mask (@nasmaraj) January 19, 2018
Chicago West sounds like the name of a hit new medical drama coming this fall on ABC.
— Meredith (@themeredith) January 19, 2018
The answer to “why Chicago” is easily guessed. Kanye, 40, was born in Atlanta but he and his mother moved to Chicago when he was 3, according to the Chicago Tribune.
He grew up on the South Side and in the southern suburbs while his mother worked in higher education.
Chicago West pic.twitter.com/uDp60t0Zyj
— MTV (@MTV) January 19, 2018
I’m really confused as to why Kim & Kanye named her “Chicago West” when Kanye is from the South Side of Chicago
— Kailah Casillas (@kailah_casillas) January 19, 2018
And baby #ChicagoWest will never forget. pic.twitter.com/9OS2nYRjuq
— Gena Wolfson (@gwolfson) January 19, 2018
Maybe baby Kardashian-West is now destined to be a chef - a celebrity chef, of course - because according to EarlyChicago.com she shares a name with garlic plants.
“This garlic (in French: ail sauvage) grew in abundance on the south end of Lake Michigan on the wooded banks of the extensive river system which bore the same name, chicagoua,” John F. Swenson wrote.
“Father Gravier, a thorough student of the local Miami language, introduced the spelling chicagoua, or chicagou8, in the 1690`s, attempting to express the inflection which the Indians gave to the last syllable of the word.”
Though Wilmette West has a certain alliterative ring to it, the couple went with Chicago. And the suburbs wept.
“My name is Chicago. Actually it’s Schaumburg but it’s easier to just go by Chicago.”
— guy who cant use outlook (@trillballins) January 19, 2018
Chicago West left some people as cold as lake effect snow.
Kim named her baby Chicago West pic.twitter.com/u06MN9J6eF
— iyoncé (@_honestlyivana) January 19, 2018
Y’all named her Chicago West pic.twitter.com/mhe5Xl8xcI
— IGZ (@igzrap) January 19, 2018
Chicago West? pic.twitter.com/fcXisWbmrj
— Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) January 19, 2018
Meh.
How Chicago West sleeps at night knowing that there’s haters pressed about her name but her net worth at 4 days old is more than yours in a life time. pic.twitter.com/AQOsxeztXB
— KELS (@itsKELSEYtho) January 19, 2018
And speaking of meh ...
I can't believe "Chicago West" is trending with our government about to be shut down. #WhoCares
— Chuck Nellis (@ChuckNASCAR) January 19, 2018
This story was originally published January 19, 2018 at 2:36 PM with the headline "Kim and Kanye’s new baby’s name blows Twitter away."