One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Kanye And Kim Kardashian Reveal New Baby Name: Saint West
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian at the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on Aug. 30, 2015 (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
The Kanye West and Kim Kardashian family got a little bigger over the weekend when the couple announced that Kim gave birth to a baby boy. And now they've revealed the child's name: Saint West.
The couple made the name announcement about their 8-lb bundle of joy on their website today. Kardashian, 35, also posted the info on Twitter, something that was accompanied by a four-person emoji of their family (including West, 38, with a 'stache):
SAINT WEST pic.twitter.com/xZGpY7z8KW
— Kim Kardashian (@KimKardashian) December 7, 2015
Saint, who was born on Saturday, joins his older sister, North West, who was born on June 15, 2013. Kardashian quelled rumors that her son would be named another direction back in June on NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! "I think it's so stupid," she said. "I don't like South West. North will always be better."
However, some may feel like the couple could've done more with their new baby's name:
Just before Kardashian gave birth, she posted this photo of her very pregnant belly:
Sponsored message
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
