Kim Kardashian & Kanye West named their son Saint West: love it or hate it?

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Well, it’s really not as bad as it could have been. While I was really rooting for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West to name their child True or Winter, perhaps I wanted it too much. They have named their child…

SAINT.

SAINT WEST.

Because of course they did. TMZ doesn’t have the details on whether they gave the baby the “Robert” middle name in honor of Kim’s late father, but Saint Robert West does have a certain (crazy) ring to it. And hey, it’s better than Spurgeon, let’s be real.

Saint West was a big baby too – TMZ says he weighed in at 8 pounds 1 ounce. A few hours ago, TMZ also reported that Saint’s birth was extremely “painful” for Kim because of her placenta accreta, “a condition where the placenta grows too deeply into the uterus.” TMZ reported that “doctors needed 2 extra hours to deal with the placenta issues. Still, Kim managed to have a natural birth, instead of a c-section … which is often recommended in such cases.” Kim is reportedly still dealing with the pain in the hospital, and she’s lost her appetite.

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  1. Debutante says:

    Pretentious….as expected !

    • Joaneu says:

      Pete Wentz named his son Saint Laszlo a little over a year ago. At least the Wests just went for “plain” Saint.
      I think Jason Lee holds the title for worst baby name ever: Pilot Inspektor. (Or Rob Morrow naming his daughter Tu.)

      • Yeses says:

        Rachel Griffiths’ son’s name is Banjo Patrick…his first name is Banjo.

        Also see Royal Reign, Buzz Michelangelo, Fifi Trixibelle, Ocean, Audio Science, Moon Unit, Diva Thin Muffin, Moxie Crimefighter, Tu Morrow…

        I can’t….I just can’t.

      • Kristen820 says:

        See also: Jermajesty Jackson…

        It. Hurts.

      • antipodean says:

        In Rachel’s defense, the name Banjo is after a famous Australian poet, and folk hero, Banjo Patterson. It is quite a common name in Aussie.
        Saint. There is a reason some people just should not breed.

      • swack says:

        Kal-El Cage (Nicolas Cage’s son)

      • Bridget says:

        Lord help me, I actually like “Moxie”

        I can’t decide what’s worse, Saint or Spurgeon. Though North and Saint don’t go together. And aren’t you going to feel weird constantly calling your kid Saint? It just doesn’t seem like it would wear well, day to day.

      • BRE says:

        I don’t have children but I adopt lots of dogs and cats so I’ve got some great names gathered now, thank you!

      • Loulou says:

        I’ll take Saint over Spurgeon. SPURGEON. I can’t get over it.

      • MB says:

        @Antipodean – you are right about the heritage of the name Banjo, but I am an Australian in my mid 30’s and I have never met another Banjo in my life so no, its not a common name here at all.

      • Penny4yourthoughts says:

        Saint Wentz is forever doomed, “I said Saint Wentz not Saint West.”
        Poor kids!

      • monique says:

        Tu is a real name, it means “brightest star in the sky”. Dont be so rude.

      • Lady D says:

        Tu might be a real name with a pretty meaning, but adding Morrow to it just makes it a joke.

      • Bassza says:

        Does anyone know why the Wentz’ named their son after a Hungarian saint? Do they have a connection? Because, from a Hungarian point of view, its very odd.

    • Tate says:

      Yeah, really no surprise there. Somehow North doesn’t seem as quite a ridiculous name as it used to.

      • Mixtape says:

        Aren’t all baby and dog names that way?–you just get used to them after awhile. We humans are more adaptable than we think.

      • Greenieweenie says:

        Yeah but whenever they call her Nori, I just think…am I the only person who was raised around Japanese culture? Maybe they can call Saint sashimi for a nice pairing.

    • Belle Epoch says:

      Appalling. I’m not especially religious, but I’m offended. Usually Saints are known for HELPING PEOPLE, which the Kardashians don’t do. Will this kid ever go to kindergarten? Can you imagine? Maybe the other kids will call him Sammy lol.

      PS Traditional names like St. John or Santos are NOT the same.

      • Megan says:

        Ditto.

        Just when you think they can’t get any worse.

      • Who ARE these people? says:

        Also aren’t people usually made saints after some kind of hideous death in the context of religion? Too much baggage.

      • zinjojo says:

        Santos is a wonderful name, and St. John is a kind of awesome old name (and a key part of a hilarious scene with Rowan Atkinson in Four Weddings and a Funeral).

        Saint (in American English) is both egotastic but also lacking imagination. In that respect, North was a much more inspired choice for K&K.

      • MadMenluv says:

        St.John reminds me of “Tess of D’Urburvilles” and if I remember correctly it’s also sometimes pronounced “Sinjun” which eliminates the word “Saint” from it…really a nice old name…of course it also reminds me of high end outfits for the ladies who lunch

      • MadMenluv says:

        The celeb name that annoys the heck out of me is King Cairo! Omg what an annoying name! I can’t remember whose kid that is, I think maybe Tyga, (that name annoys me to no end). Also Chris Brown’s daughter’s name is annoying too…

      • Shaunna says:

        Saints are people such as Mother Theresa. Kanye and the Kardashian’s could not be further from Saint status. I am so disgusted by all of them.

    • Jaxx says:

      Everyone is so appalled by the name that we’ve missed out on him weighing over 8 pounds. That is NOT a premature baby. Another lie?

      • TaxiMom says:

        I was born 6 weeks early and 8.8 lbs, this was 48 years back and my parents insisted I was a preemie and how no-one would believe them, not even the doctors….I’ve always believed there was some fudging of dates by my mom and dad lol.

      • OrangeCrush says:

        My son was induced three weeks early and weighed over 8 lbs… but the doctor told me all along that he was going to be a big baby because I’m tall with an athletic build and so is my husband.

        That being said, I totally think they lied about when she was due. A possible “Christmas Day” due date got them way more attention than a due date that could be for any mere mortal.

      • StormsMama says:

        Jaxx
        My niece was born August 20 – due date was sept 12- and she weighed over 8 pounds at birth! So it IS possible. Completely possible.

      • Bridget says:

        Have you seen how big Kanye and Kim are? Those two aren’t producing an 8 pound preemie.

      • Hudson Girl says:

        Ladies, think of what you might have weighed if you had waited to be born… I was born on time and weighed 10 pounds, 11 1/2 ounces!!! LOL. My brother was just as huge. So, I can believe an 8 pound plus preemie. 😂

    • JudyK says:

      But of course Yeezus had a son who’s a Saint.

      Pretentious doesn’t begin to describe these people.

      And, obviously, as Jaxx said, he was not premature. Lies are as natural as breathing to the K’s.

      • Nicole says:

        This was my exact feeling. OF COURSE his name is Saint…Kanye fancies himself as a modern day Jesus.
        The ego on these two is ASTOUNDING

      • Chica says:

        But who is calling him premature? He was exactly three weeks early. That’s not considered a preemie and Kim has not been quoted anywhere calling him such. So wtf is the everyone gettin pressed about it for?

      • net22 says:

        Some cultures name their kids (santo for saint, salvatore for savior, ascunta for ascention etc.) I personally dislike those names . A direction would have been better lol. Weston or Easton West? or a regular more relatable name .

      • crtb says:

        No different than Michael Jackson Naming his son Prince?

      • Colette says:

        Michael Jackson ‘s grandfather is named Prince,it’s a family name

      • Pinky says:

        The name Prince has a longstanding presence in African American culture.

        Plus Michael Jackson and Kathy Hilton made a pact to both name their kids Paris. Hence, the double Parises.

      • SnarkySnarkers says:

        Prince is odd but what about Blanket?? Way way creepier IMO.

      • Norman Bates's Mother says:

        @SnarkySnarkers – Blanket is just a nickname. His real name is Prince. The weird thing in this case is that the oldest son’s official name is Michael, but he’s known as Prince and the youngest is actually named Prince, but he’s known as Blanket.

    • SydneySnider says:

      Pretentious is spot on, Debutante. How the ‘ell did we not even consider this name? And how did we forget their grandiloquence? HOW?

  2. Tifygodess24 says:

    I can’t with these two. I mean Saint? What else was on the list? Jesus? Christ? Supreme being? Could these two be anymore full of themselves?

  3. Sars says:

    One of her exe’s played for the Saints, right?

  4. Pinetree13 says:

    Ugh that’s worse than North! Also there have been psychological studies done that concluded giving your child an ‘expectation’ name is not great for them. Seriously though, I was expecting something dumb and this was even worse than what I thought it would be. SMH

    • Lovely says:

      That is not an unusual name, in my country there’s a lot of men called Saint, both in english and spanish, which would be Santos. It’s an outdated name for sure, like naming a kid Mary or Barbara.

      • Yeses says:

        Yes but Kim or Kanye do not come from the part of the world where Santos is a common name ( BTW I love Santos, Saint um not so much ).

      • Pinetree13 says:

        It’s just one of those names that might work in another country but doesn’t work in the west English speaking countries. Kind of how Jesus is a common Spanish name but is never used in English speaking countries.

      • Locke Lamora says:

        Just because it’s a common name in one language doesn’t mean it will sound nice in another. Especially when you translate it.

      • Bettyrose says:

        Jesus is still very common in the U.S. but with the Spanish pronunciation. It’s not a name used cross-culturally very often. Perspective is important, though. If your kid is already a media spectacle at birth, maybe go humble on the name.

      • SydneySnider says:

        I love names from other cultures, but sadly, with people’s inability, discomfort or laziness to pronounce them properly, they don’t often translate very well. I’m Italian and have a cousin (in Italy) named Cesare. “Caesar” just sounds…blehh, but when pronounced correctly – Ches-a-reh” – I love it. Even so, I know a couple of fellas named Santo (here in Australia). Admittedly, they get San-toe instead of Sahn-toh, but they don’t seem to mind. I could go on and on, as I’m obsessed with names… Saint…they are so up themselves.

      • Amberica says:

        So the name “Jesus” is common in Spanish but not English. I’m a white bilingual teacher and I remember when my son started kindergarten he could already read and he was in awe the first day , he said, “Mom, that kid’s name is Jesus??” After reading a name tag. It still makes me chuckle

      • Solanacaea (Nighty) says:

        My last name is Santos, quite a common surname, not first name. One of the most common in the world. Santos is for Portuguese, Spanish and South America, as Smith is for the US. … Actually my surnames in English sound really, really weird, though they’re so common in my country, that nobody notices. Translated it would be something like: Lord of the Saints… No, I’m not kidding… (sounds like a book by Tolkien… ) And I totally agree with the “just one of those names that might work in another country but doesn’t work in the west English speaking countries”..

      • Becks says:

        I have an ex boyfriend whose middle name was Santino, apparently it’s very common in Italy as well.
        As for these two morons, they are just unbelievable. What a ridiculous name.

      • Maria A. says:

        I’ve always loved Evander Holyfield’s name. Whoever named him – excellent choice there. It also means ‘bow man’, ‘strong man’. and according to one of my name books it means ‘defender’, so he’s literally the strong man or the defender of the holyfield. Pretty awesome.
        http://www.behindthename.com/name/evander-1

      • Norman Bates's Mother says:

        The name Malina is not the most popular, but perfectly normal name given to girls in Poland, but if someone in an English speaking country named their daughter Raspberry, it would be as ridiculous as naming a child Apple. It’s the same with Santos and Saint in my opinion. It just doesn’t work in English.

    • Tate says:

      I work in a school setting and I cringe at some the ‘expectation’ names that I see.

      • Mirawing says:

        You are implying the child will attend a regular school. Heaven forbid! It will be very exclusive private school or homeschooling. Then it’s time for him to earn his keep.

      • Tate says:

        Kardashians don’t require their kids to go to school, do they??

      • M.A.F. says:

        Even at a private school the eyebrows will be raised…very hard and very high.

      • lucy2 says:

        Sadly these kids probably won’t go to ANY school. They’ll get the same “homeschooling” the Jenner ones did, which is to say nothing.

    • Giddy says:

      About that “expectation name” thing: I know a couple who named their son Champion, Champ for short. They honestly thought it would somehow translate into athletic prowess. But the boy turned out to be shy, bookish, and physically awkward. Kids teased him about being named Champ, and it was absolutely a burden to him. If parents want to give their child an unusual name that it certainly their right, but it shouldn’t make life difficult for the child.

      • Christin says:

        I also know a “Champion” / “Champ”. The father would not accept any other name, and it was for sporting expectations. The mother was not in favor, and insisted on a more mainstream middle name, which is what she calls him.

        She had photos of him playing tee-ball that were labeled with his name as “Champ”. Ugh.

      • lucy2 says:

        Aw that’s sad!
        People should adopt a dog if they want to insist on a name like Champ, and give their children a functional name that will not be a burden to them.

    • FLORC says:

      Yea those studies are bs. What was the real factor wasn’t the name, but the impression left on the child. That a child with a name of importance to their parents or of their culture was the true culprit. Not the name itself. Given K and K aren’t more than fair weathered christians at best this name is just a name and does not fall in line with those flawed studies.

      • CharlotteCharlotte says:

        As someone who is not a fan of religion at all, I quite like it. Especially when said as “SintWest”. I think it’s nice.
        I’m sure it will not hinder him at all.

  5. word says:

    TMZ had to make sure to tell us Kim has “lost her appetite” so her “sudden weight loss” isn’t questioned. How much does TMZ pay the Kardashians to get all this “info”?

  6. Kitten says:

    Eh. Predictably dumb.

  7. Lovely says:

    I truly expected something worse. I’ve met about one hundred men named Saint, so I don’t find it either offensive or tasteless. Similarly, I’ve met a lot of men named Jesus and Christian and girls named Miracle. At least from my side of the world, not weird at all.

    • Chaucer says:

      I can’t hate it either. It’s not terrible. It’s not like there are no men at all living in LA/California with the name. I can’t get worked up about it. We knew they were going to pick something ridiculous, and this isn’t as terrible as it could have been.

  8. Mimz says:

    Eh. I dont hate it i don’t love it. Its as pretentious and slightly ridic as i predicted but i mean.. Its not spurgeon or beretta you know. In portuguese and spanish speaking countries the name Santos (saints) is quite common. So theres that.

    Could be worse. Like. Kingdom Eternal West
    Or Westwood West.
    Or Hammer West

    Ok i need to sleep (11pm here)

  9. Bonnie says:

    I truly feel bad for those kids.

  10. Girlinbayou says:

    That’s awesome! I’m actually proud of her for going all natural. Good for her!

    • Girlinbayou says:

      Replying to my own comment since it won’t let me edit it, but we named our boys Noble and Law. We get some funny looks but I like strong names so I don’t really care. It’s their kid, besides that I can think of many more names which are much worse.

      • Sara says:

        I’m actually curious: did you pick the names because of their meaning or because of the sonority? Or both?

      • Pinetree13 says:

        If we met in person I would say “oh…how…unique” but since we’ll never meet….Law!?!? Really?! Though I guess he could always go by a nickname and only use it on official documents or something.

      • Zip says:

        Oh, good for you for giving your kids “strong names”. You are lucky that you are not the one who has to live with it for the rest of their life. 😉

      • Girlinbayou says:

        It’s actually short for Lawrence. I reached out to a few Laws that I know through mutual friends and they all love their name, once they told me how their name made them feel, I felt more secure with our choice.

        The name Noble is a last name around here but we liked it for a first name. We met a Noble not long ago who said in his 60 years on earth he had never met another Noble. He also said he loved his name.

    • Jwoolman says:

      There’s no good or bad about it, she should have done it whichever way is safer medically for her and the baby. But this is Kim, so she could be lying and have had a C-section but is saying otherwise to get compliments like the one you just gave her, since apparently enough people think that she is a better person if she “pushed”.

      • MB says:

        This is a great comment. Why the praise one way or the other? I personally think that if she had that condition, she would have been encouraged (and wiser) to have gone the c-section route.

      • Lille says:

        In some countries elective c sections are very popular, because some people think it is easier than giving childbirth. The recovery is a lot harder though, so I don’t know why people want them. They won’t really let you have c section for no reason in the US, but I guess if someone could swing it , it would be Kim. So, I guess some people are impressed she was bothered to labor, vs. being knocked out. Since she seems to prefer surgeries to gym workouts, I can see why people would be surprised.
        I don’t feel like there is judgement towards woman who have c sections in the US, since they are not elective. They are the result of high risk complicated births, breech babies, sudden complications during labor, etc.

      • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

        Agree, JWoolman. So tired of “the contest.”

  11. me says:

    Why not just go all out and call the kid “God West”. That’s probably what they really wanted to name him anyways.

    Anyways, so is the kid named after her saintly mother or saintly father?

    • BNA. FN says:

      Or Yeesus West, or East West, or South West or West West, decisions, decisions, decisions, lol.

      • Patty says:

        We are kindred spirits. I was really hoping they’d name him West. West West sounds better than Saint West. And think of the nicknames: Double West, West Squared….so many possibilities.

        I still give them five years tops before they split.

    • BrandyAlexander says:

      They couldn’t because Kanye thinks HE is God, not that his son is.

  12. spidey says:

    🙄

  13. Yeses says:

    My eyes rolled so far back into my head when I read this news that I cannot complete my thought here !##%gfn

  14. Jaded says:

    Saint what? Saint Money? Saint Fame? Saint Fake Butt? That is so wrong, so full of self-aggrandizing hubris that I can’t even muster the bluster to get indignant. They are not part of the Latin culture so choosing the Englishised version of a Latin name makes no sense and probably never crossed the two brain cells they share. I just shake my head at their vapidity and stupidity and hope their kids grow up without a boatload of personality disorders.

  15. Bettyrose says:

    Love it! Let’s not pretend this kid is a Robert/Bob. This is the only son of douchey, narcissistic, a*$holes who will raise him to thinks he’s the Prince of the Universe. Take that Cambridges!

  16. Lila says:

    There isn’t a patron saint of famewhores yet, is there? They were just filling a void.

  17. Chelly says:

    Pretentious as i stated in an earlier post. Sure, its a fairly common name in other countries (specifically Santos, which i actually prefer) however, these 2 they did not name him Saint for commonality or to be exotic….its pure ego.

    My eyes have yet to unroll. I might have even fallen asleep

  18. m says:

    Of course Yeezus had to have a son named Saint. What a$$holes.
    Also there is no way she could have had those placenta issues and been allowed a natural birth. It would have been a C followed by an immediate hysterectomy. Doctors don’t play around with that.

    • Jwoolman says:

      Just another cover for plastic surgery/liposuction. Why she thinks she can keep it a secret, we’ll never know. But that must have been a big part of the motivation for the endless list of medical complications she kept talking about. She was thinking ahead to covering for the real procedures. Her life would be so much simpler if she were just honest or learned to say “no comment”.

    • notsoanonymous says:

      Seriously, I do not buy any of the medical information that has come out about this kid whatsoever. I don’t buy that he was premature, nor do I buy any of the other complications.

    • swack says:

      And from everything I read (and she has said from day 1 that she had placenta accreta), it makes the pregnancy high risk and she would not have been able to travel as much as she did.

      • FLORC says:

        Not true. And there were little hints hidden in those stories for anyone to find out the truth more or less. I believe her pregnancy was difficult. I believe she likely had a breech baby. I believe she likely had a risky pregnancy for whatever reasons. Everything onwards of that could easily have been exaggerated.
        Trouble here IMO is people take her words as both absolute truth and lies. Maybe only truth so at a later date it can be used as support of lies.

        Swack
        I’ve known ladies with complicated pregnancies that were on ordered bed rest and traveled like that and delivered helthy babies. I think she might have had symptoms of that, but not the actual condition. She strikes me as someone you need to choose your words around.

      • swack says:

        @FLORC, if those ladies were on ordered bed rest and traveled then they put not only their babies at risk, but put themselves at risk. That’s their business. But Kim exaggerates everything. Point in case this time she had a “long” labor. Don’t know what she considere=s long, but going in Friday night and having the baby Saturday morning is not a “long” labor.

    • SydneySnider says:

      I wonder if she considers herself to possess some mastery over the stories she spins, convincing herself that the public swallow all her yarns, or whether she’s such a habitual or pathological liar that she actually believes all her crap?

      • Jwoolman says:

        From the kinds of lies Kim has told (for example, to family members to get out of doing something, as indicated on the show), I think she is aware that she is lying. But I’ve known some people who regularly rewrite history in their head and do believe what they’re saying- they invent their own reality. I suppose it would be possible to have both disorders simultaneously and do some deliberate lying and some re-inventing. The odd thing about Kim is that she doesn’t make an effort to keep things consistent. Maybe in her experience, she doesn’t have to be consistent because people who matter to her have short memories. I fluctuate between feeling sorry for her (she really doesn’t strike me as a happy person) and feeling annoyed by all her blatant lying. And it’s so unnecessary. She got in the habit very early, I think.

  19. Pinetree13 says:

    Also Kaiser apparently they didn’t give him a middle name is what I read.

  20. word says:

    Kim wears a necklace that says “North” on it. I can’t imagine her wearing one that says “Saint” on it and being able to keep a straight face…or at least I won’t.

  21. Locke Lamora says:

    It is a truly awful name. Really exceptionally awful. North sounds nice compared to Saint.
    It sounds like a station in Antarctica.

    • Tate says:

      That was my first thought… North doesn’t sound so bad now.

    • FLORC says:

      Saint is a real name. There are lots of children with that name. Does this apply to them all or Just this 1 child where you don’t like their parents?

      • Locke Lamora says:

        I really really really dislike that name ( the version in English). So it applies to all of them. Maybe it sounds neicer when it isn’t followed by West which just makes it sound geographical.

      • Jwoolman says:

        Saint seems a bit jarring because it’s unfamiliar to me (in the English form) and has a meaning in English that does up the odds for mockery in my culture, but his sister is the one with a name that is just about guaranteed to get people laughing. But who knows? The kids might like their names, and if they don’t – they’ll just re-name themselves. And if other kids are bent on mocking someone, they’ll find other things besides names to mock. It’s impossible to find mock-proof names anyway. Obnoxious people will twist things around to suit their purposes.

  22. Sunnyside says:

    How festive. North as in North Pole… Saint as in Saint Nick. Hey, at least they’re sticking to a theme? Hahaha

  23. PennyLane says:

    Poor little thing. Here’s hoping that he has nice nannies who love him very much.

  24. TaxiMom says:

    Saint West, the patron saint of pinocchio butts.
    Saint West, the son of Yeezus West.

    So. Many. Jokes. They just write themselves.

  25. Whatwhatnot says:

    If they went with the Spanish version of the name, I think it would have actually sounded a lot better and kind of cool. Santos West has kind of a nice ring to it.

  26. Spaniard says:

    This person gets it right:

    @BlaiseInKC
    Saint West. The patron saint of reality show skanks with millions of moronic fans.

    😂😂😂😂
    Stupid rich people that thinks they are cool=stupid baby names they think makes them cooler

    #prayfornorth&saint

  27. Amelie says:

    Well… Kanye thinks he’s rapper Jesus as Yeezus so this makes sense I guess. Hopefully they’ll give the kid a cute nickname like they did with North.

  28. Patty frost says:

    Lol. Lord oh lord. A thousand splendid sighs. The type you use when you have come to terms with the fact that this family’s not going away any time soon. I hope they start an online diploma course on how to stay relevant, personal branding, and image management. Because whatever they’re selling EVERYBODY’S buying. It’s like when you come to terms with the fact that you like fries more than a flat tummy and to hell with the world, let’s just enjoy the salty goodness.

  29. Tiffany27 says:

    Oop, I actually don’t mind the name “Saint”, I just don’t like 1 syllable last names with 1 syllable first names.

  30. Claire says:

    Poor child.

    • FLORC says:

      Poor kid who has a home with warmth and food. Poor kid surrounded with family oooing and ahhing at him. Poor kid that won’t have to worry about money. You’re right. I’m including him in my prayers with children who are homeless or living in abusive households. Because it’s about the same. Meh. Carry on.

      • Jwoolman says:

        The kids do have some decent adults in their lives, which hopefully will be enough. But I do think their parents and maternal grandmother are going to make their lives difficult if the kids have much to do with them. Money and material things don’t guarantee happiness. At the very least, the kids are going to find Kim and Kanye and Lovey (aka Demon Grandmother) rather konfusing… I speak from experience, thank goodness I had one good parent (my mother) to offset the dysfunctional father and paternal grandparents. But even with rare encounters, they caused me a lot of grief and uncertainty.

      • Jay says:

        Yes, let’s never feel bad for anyone ever again because there are homeless kids out there. What a dumb argument.

  31. Tarsha says:

    Gah! I just knew they would not give him a normal name. Why do celebrities use the most stupid, most dumbest names they can concoct? Whyyyyyy (In my best whining voice). 🙁

    • amunet ma'at says:

      Confused b/c this name was not a concoction it is an actual name with roots and history. Instead of making fun of Kanye West, if one actual hears his justification for the “I am a God” conversation it makes sense from a Kemetic spiritual standpoint, so once again a form of thinking that is not Westernized but not wrong either.

  32. annaloo. says:

    Expected it.

  33. Kate says:

    Clearly no one on here likes the Kardashian-Wests. ( but look how many people still read every article to leave hateful comments) Who knows what this child will do though, maybe he will do charity work, maybe he will bring peace to those in need. Children don’t always turn out like their parents. Maybe let’s not bash the kid that’s what? A day old? I doubt they gave him a vote as to what his name will be. Just a thought.

    • hogtowngooner says:

      No one (so far) is bashing the kid himself. They’re criticizing his parents for giving him such a stupid name. I’m sure I speak for many on this thread when I say with all sincerity that I hope he turns out OK, but being born into this family it’ll be a tough battle.

      • Tate says:

        This.

      • FLORC says:

        No they’re bashing the kid by mocking the name not in regards to the parents naming him that, but him having that name and what can be teased from that.
        It’s a thin line to mock the parents that named their child something while not mocking the child itself. And some do not walk that line very well.

  34. Velvet Elvis says:

    Wow. What pompous assholes. I guess they needed to trump the “royal” baby in the family (Reign).

  35. flora says:

    How many of these children will be changeing names when they become 18 ???????

  36. Amanda G says:

    Well, they managed to pick a worse name than “North West” so I guess they are consistent anyway…

  37. Meg says:

    Let’s hope she can loose the trench coats now. Good Grief! How bad are her arms that she needs to trench herself everywhere!!!

  38. Sara says:

    I hope they don’t pronounce like Americans pronounce Yves saint Laurent

    • Eden75 says:

      But they will. You know they will. (YVL pronunciation makes me cringe almost as much as the way Benoit is pronounced as well.)

  39. HeyThere!! says:

    I think it’s really stupid and pretentious. But I’m honestly surprised they didn’t go with God or Jesus. Barf.

  40. Ruyana says:

    It would be lovely if people stopped naming their children the way they name their pets. A child, with good fortune, will live 70 – 90 years and to stick them with an odd name is cruel. It is not fair to the child in any way. I gave my daughter a name that would still be dignified when she’s a little old lady, but she’s always been called by and known by a nickname which she can use or not as she chooses. She uses her “real” name professionally and her nickname with family and friends.

  41. cannibell says:

    Seriously, did anyone think the kid was going to be named “{Sensible Name} West?” We all knew he was going to be {“Therapy Name”} West, and he is.

    Good luck, Saint. At least you’ll be rich enough to buy yourself a new name if you want one down the road.

  42. HK9 says:

    Lawd.

  43. The Original Mia says:

    Egomaniacs. Not surprised in the least, they would name a kid this way. I assumed they’d use Prince or King or something that waxed poetically about his parents’ status in the celeb world.

  44. Sheri says:

    Hopefully he lives up to his name because he may end up being an asshole like his daddy. Goodness gracious!

  45. Jwoolman says:

    The kids can always change their names… It’s not uncommon to do that informally even if they don’t go through the legal paperwork. If you don’t like the name your parents stuck you with, just use a different one. You’ll have to deal with annoying people who insist on calling you by your legal name regardless of your preference (as though you don’t have the right to decide your own name at the very least, teachers are often big offenders in this) until you get a legal name change, though.

    • Chelly says:

      I actually had a HS teacher who asked us to write down on a piece of paper the name we would rather be called rather than our given name. I thought that was great of him & showed how he viewed his students as people. The only teacher…or person of authority i ever knew to do that

      • SydneySnider says:

        Good to hear, Chelly. We do that at the school where I teach, as a matter of curse. We even include it on the enrolment form. As we are currently conducting kindergarten orientation, we already have a few children whose preferred names are typed onto their name badges. In my experience, even the kindy kids love and appreciate this consideration.

    • swack says:

      They will always have to use their legal name on all papers that require it, driver’s license, medical records, etc. Also, as a teacher I always told my students on the first day to let me know what name they go by and I would write it down on my attendance list so that I would know.

      • Jwoolman says:

        I did the same thing and asked students to keep correcting me if I got the name or pronunciation wrong. But I had too many teachers who didn’ t and it made me very uncomfortable. It’s such a simple gesture of respect to try to get a person’s name right. I didn’t even know how to spell the version of my name on their list! (I have proof….) and had never been called that by anybody who cared about me, so I got the message that they didn’t care.

      • swack says:

        @Jwoolman, I agree it is a matter of respect. I umpire where we have to check id’s against a roster and i STILL make sure I am pronouncing the names correctly and if I can’t pronounce them I ask the player to help me.

  46. Anna says:

    After kourtney went with “reign” (wtf happened there? I thought she was the normal namer), they clearly had to find something higher. Do you imagine Kanye and Kim would let some other child be ultimate king? So what’s more noble than a mere mortal ruler? Given the enormity of their egos, I’m actually surprised at their restraint. They could have gone with “god” or “holiness.”

  47. Wolfie88 says:

    Saint: When Sheppard is just too common!
    Fingers crossed the name doesn’t swamp him.

  48. Moxie Remon says:

    Is just a damn name in the end, I don’t know why some of you are so offended anyway. Take a chill pill, I think people just try to find things to be mad at with these two.

    • amunet ma'at says:

      I agree. It’s not even that bad of a name. It actually has some cultural connections.

  49. Reine_Didon says:

    I think somehow after 10 years of famewhoring, Kim has managed to create something about her life. The first famous for being famous talentless celebrity. I’ll give it to her. Congratulations on her baby Saint. I’m sure Kanye’s ego named this one.

    PS: I’ll give it to kim for everything, except for that disgusting fugly fake a$$.

  50. benchwarmer says:

    I’m not a fan of power names. Saint is more of a religious name, I suppose. I never heard of that before. I think they should have named him Kanye Jr.

  51. katie says:

    I didn’t think they could do worse than North. At least she can go by Nori. Saint is terrible and pretentious. I loathe it, as I loathe most things these people do.

    • word says:

      I guess their son’s nick name will be St. West?

    • Jaded says:

      Nori is Japanese seaweed used in sushi. Don’t think it ever crossed their vacuous minds that they’ve named their daughter after an edible weed.

      • amunet ma'at says:

        But Nori also means “rule, ceremony” in Japanese, soooo…

      • Zip says:

        It’s nice that Nori also has a meaning that Japanese speaking and other enlightened folks know about. For the rest of us normal people it is simply seaweed.

  52. LK says:

    Saint Kanye West?
    ROTFPMPL
    However, the “WORST baby name of 2015” title still belongs to the Duggar girl – Spurgeon! WTF??

  53. Ifusayso says:

    My cousin just had a baby with accreta and got a cesarean hysterectomy. Kim is such a liar. Also the name… Saint, North, Reign, Saylor. These aren’t names, they are random words.. This trend will be so embarrassing in 10 years.

  54. Paris says:

    I hate! HATE it! Why??? Whyyyyyy? What is wrong with Robert, Daniel, Tom, David, Alan, Andrew???

  55. Stephanie emborsky says:

    It’s better than Spurgeon

  56. Sochan says:

    These folks are just not intelligent. I don’t know what else to say. If they had at least named him Santo that would have been much better.

  57. Ally8 says:

    True was a great idea.

    Saint is horrible, not to mention fairly offensive.

  58. Sochan says:

    On a side note: those pictures of Kanye with Kim are always amazing to me. He is never looking at her. Not ever.

    • SydneySnider says:

      Sochan, I’ve been saying the same thing for a long, long time. It appears as if he’d rather be anywhere but with her. He never holds her hand, never guides her along (even my gay male friends do so to their female friends), to make sure she doesn’t trip, or just to help her negotiate a pathway. He just doesn’t touch her. How often does he even look at her, like a loving partner does? He rarely even walks side by side with his wife – he’s usually fast forward or lagging behind with his ever-present scowl. I wonder if this is why she keeps posting the old lovey-dovey-kissy photos from their engagement, wedding or whatever. For a couple who profess to be soooooo in luuuurve, t’s bizarre.

  59. Carmen says:

    What’s his middle name, Yeezus? Saint Yeezus… got a nice ring to it…

  60. Paris says:

    Oh. My. God. I can’t handle the stupidity of celebrity names any more. What kills me is they think they’re being artistic, edgy and cool, and they’re just NOT.

  61. lilacflowers says:

    Offensive was my initial thought. And my second thought. And my third.

  62. My Two Cents says:

    Not cool at all IMO but hey it’s getting them plenty of attention, which is really all that matters to them. I find it very offensive coming from two greedy, self centered fake people.

  63. minx says:

    Stupid.
    That is all.

  64. Dirty Martini says:

    Someone on twitter posted something to the effect of “its not worth it to tweak a celebrity’s ego by making fun of an infants name”.

    Yeah I’m going with that. Final Answer, Regis.

  65. lucy says:

    Idiots.
    Stupid people do what stupid people do.

  66. Anastasia says:

    It rhymes with taint.

  67. L says:

    Earlier today there was word she might name the child after her father. And I thought, “hmmm, Robert West is actually a lovely name and how nice of her temember her father. Also, a bit classy.” But, no. We’ve this ridiculous moniker!

  68. Lotta says:

    At first I thought the name Saint was horrible but then I remember that my very much beloved grandmother was called Helga, and it means Holy.

    I guess it just sounds unusual in english, but I can’t hate on it. Atleast the didn’t name him God or Yehovah.

  69. tealily says:

    A little nod to Reggie Bush there? I still think he’s Kim’s one that got away.

    Also, I don’t actually think it’s that bad.

  70. Lotta says:

    About her condition and her having a natural birth, you can’t say that your friend or relative had the same thing and they had to have a c-section because everyone is diffrent. My mom had a natural birth with my sister who was breeched and it was possible. That doesn’t mean everyone with a breeched baby wouldn’t have needed a c-section. I’m not saying she is not lying about a lot of things, I don’t know that, but we can’t use the example of one relative and friends and think that the same applies to everyone.

  71. What's inside says:

    St. West – these people are heretics. Godless and clueless.

  72. Aubrey says:

    St Francis West would have worked

  73. MickeyM says:

    Better than “Otter.”

  74. jack says:

    It’s not as bad as Diabolique (yes, that’s a real name of a criminal defendant) but it’s dang close

  75. New Day says:

    For the first time ever I have begrudging respect not easy having a baby she finally knows pain real pain course her appetite is lost. She now KNOWS

  76. Citresse says:

    Who do these people think they are? Yeah, they have a lot of money but so do winners of the Powerball lottery. Kourtney naming her son Reign and now Kim naming her son Saint? Honestly, I believe the entire family are very seriously mentally ill. IMO they have totally lost touch with reality. And yeah, we know Robert Jr is mentally ill too with depression, but at least he called and calls BS when he sees it.
    And someone may disagree with me and say, “they’re only names” but they’re not. The Kardashians are basically reminding you ie- attempting to keep brainwashing you into believing they’re perfect beings who walk on water and the rest of the world has no choice but to kiss their ass.
    There’s only about 8 families (please someone correct me on that number) who control the world and the Kardashians are not included in that list.

  77. Breakfast Margaritas says:

    I’m always tickled by the reaction to names that aren’t Mary, Michael, David, Madelyn, Thomas, Brianna, etc. Is it really so horrible not to have a British/Irish/German name?

    • Neonscream says:

      Me too. I have an unusual name. It’s Gaelic but even in areas of Scotland where Gaelic speakers and names are not uncommon it’s unusual. I’ve never met anyone with my name and neither has anyone else I’ve met. I always liked that my name was different and felt sorry for all the Janes, Emmas and Kates. Heaps of people I know with boring names changed the spelling or pronunciation when they got older to something a little less pedestrian.

    • Anne tommy says:

      Lots of Irish names – and Scots ones- are not mainstream,breakfast. Just a couple of examples of people I have worked with – Aoife, Aoise, Sorcha, Eibhlin, Aine. There are many others harder to spell and pronounce. Some have English equivalents – Aoife pronounced Eefa – is roughly the equivalent of Eva, Aine “is” Anne. Others have no English parallel. Lots of nice names. Saint is not one of them.

  78. NGBoston says:

    Love “Saint” in itself.

    HATE it as a Forename, because it is not meant to be selected for that purpose.

    TYPICAL of KimYe to chose this bc – (King Kanye Yeezy is a legend in his own mind) and (Kim K bc I will go along with whatever dumb-ass bs my Husband or SO comes up with.)

    Ugh,

  79. Jwoolman says:

    Is it possible that Saint is a family name? That the kid is named after some relative or ancestor? They came up with some rather incorrect rationale for North, based on misunderstanding of astronomy and the night sky (as proven again by Kim’s bizarre explanation on camera to Nori). But maybe they went traditional on this one and are recycling a name that’s been in the family (Kanye’s?).

  80. Vera says:

    I expected something media savvy, and they didn’t disappoint.

  81. Pondering thoughts says:

    I dislike Kim and Kayne for naming their little ones merely to create a headline and a silly full name.
    North West
    Saint West

    Seriously. Especially calling your boy “saint” is nearly cruel. Just imagine the silly associations this name will inspire. Couldn’t they just go with “Simon West” or “Steven West”?
    And while Kim and Kayne go for this then why not call the baby after some big brand and cash in on advertising fees? How about “Chanel West” or “Bulgari West” or “Rolex TAG Heuer West”?

  82. MrsBPitt says:

    What if little Saint grows up to be Lindsey Lohanish…can’t you read the headines….Saint in jail for stealing necklace from jewelry store! Saint crashes car in early morning, found with a bottle of vodka….Could make for some funny headlines….

  83. Anon says:

    tacky.