Kim Kardashianis detailing the pressure that comes with naming your kids.
During an appearance on Live with Kelly and Ryan Friday, the 41-year-old explained that it’s “the hardest thing in life” to name a child. TheSKIMS mogulis mom to daughtersNorth, 8, andChicago, 4, and sonsSaint, 6, andPsalm, 2½, whom she shares with ex Kanye West.
“It’s such a big decision honestly,” she said. “When I had my kids, I didn’t name them until they were born. You really want to see what they look like. And I always, when I heard people do that, I would say, ‘How do you not be prepared for that? You have nine months to think about this!’ But no matter what, it’s the hardest decision ever.”
Kardashian also shared with co-hostsRyan SeacrestandKelly Ripathat she had more difficulty naming her kids Chicago and Psalm, whom she welcomed via surrogate.
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Kim Kardashian with her four kids.Kim Kardashian Instagram
Over the years, Kardashian, and those close to her, have explained the sweetmeanings behind her children’s unique monikers.
Though they once quashed rumors about their eldest child’s name, Kardashian’s mom,Kris Jenner, revealed the reason for naming their daughter North 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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As far as the former couple’ssecond child was concerned, a friend of theirs told PEOPLE following Saint’s birth that West “wanted a name with spiritual significance.”
At the time, anE! Newsinsider shared that the pair chose Saint because they viewed him as “a blessing,” especially considering Kardashian “hadsuch a difficult pregnancy.”
The third of the Kardashian-West children was named Chicago, West’s hometown, as “that is a place that made him, and a place that he remembers his family from,” Kardashian explained on TheEllen DeGeneresShowafter her birth.
source: people.com
