Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are defending naming their one week old baby girl North West with a source close to the couple claiming the directionally based name is actually a metaphor for “up.”
“What's North of North? Nothing,” a source close to the couple tells TMZ . The name is reportedly being called a symbol of their union, the highest and greatest thing they’ve done in their relationship.
Despite the explanation, the name has been a hot topic on the twitterverse with tweeters reacting to the odd moniker by making jokes at the couple’s expense.
Sources explained after the name was revealed that baby North will actually be nicknamed ‘Nori.”
Hollywood Life reports that West wanted to name his child North whether it was a boy or a girl. An insider states, “It’s what Kanye wanted to name his child, no matter if it was a boy or girl. They didn’t want their child to have a name everybody else already has.”