Oh, baby; Kim Kardashian and Kanye West gave birth to a Twitterstorm on Friday, after Kardashian revealed the name of their newborn daughter to be Chicago West.
The “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star took to Twitter on Friday morning to make the announcement, posting, simply, “Chicago West.”
She subsequently tweeted, “North, Saint & Chi,” referring to the couple’s two other children.
The unusual name does bear relevance to the couple, as rapper West grew up in the Windy City. And a number of Twitter users posted their support for the moniker. But the wags populating social media couldn’t help but toss in their bemused two cents on the choice.
More than one Twitter user suggested that “Chicago West” could be the name of a television program, with one response saying that it “sounds like a show on nbc that my mom live tweets after a bottle of white wine.” Yet another suggested that it “sounds like a knock off film festival.”
And one more reaction asked, “Chicago West isn’t a community college?”
Another response responded with a backhanded compliment to the “The Life of Pablo” rapper, tweeting, “Chicago West might be the Blackest thing Kanye has done in about 5 years or so.”
And then there was the lament, “Chicago West. This name is hurting my feelings.”
Kardashian announced the birth of her third child Tuesday, tweeting, “She’s here” and, later, “#momofthree.”
Read on for more reactions.
Chicago West. https://t.co/3MyLwcIzTh
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 19, 2018
North, Saint & Chi
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) January 19, 2018
Chicago West might be the Blackest thing Kanye has done in about 5 years or so.
??–?And they will call her Chi PRONOUNCED (SHY) and not (CHAI) FYI!
— Jasmyn Lawson (@JasmynBeKnowing) January 19, 2018
Chicago West isn’t a community college?
— Travon Free (@Travon) January 19, 2018
Chicago West sounds like a show on nbc that my mom live tweets after a bottle of white wine
— Michael Foss (@Fossphate) January 19, 2018
They… did not… name her CHICAGO WEST
— Emily (@EloquentlyEmily) January 19, 2018
Chicago West: A new crime drama coming next fall from @shondarhimes. #kimyebaby
— darcie duttweiler (@duttweid) January 19, 2018
Please tell me they did not name that baby girl Chicago West wtf ????
— ATN (@GusSZN) January 19, 2018
they really named that damn baby chicago west…..
— krob (@kaitlynmrobb) January 19, 2018
Chicago West: sounds like a knock off film festival
— Mrs. D (@MrsDtweets13) January 19, 2018
Chicago West is cool, but imagine if they had named her Philadelphia… then everytime she would go to the doctors, they would call out “West, Philadelphia” and she could respond “born and raised”… just a thought @KimKardashian #ChicagoWest pic.twitter.com/pk3tED2WNU
— Hope (@Hopesloop) January 19, 2018
North West? Um ok. Saint West? Weird and extra af but oh well, not that bad. But fucking Chicago West? Why are you doing this to your own child nsnsjsjshsb
— wiktoria (@jloxkesha) January 19, 2018
Chicago West. This name is hurting my feelings
— ari (@liabilityhours) January 19, 2018