Khloe Kardashian and son Tatum.Photo:Khloe Kardashian Instagram
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A name is just a name … until it doesn’t feel quite right.At least that’s how some of these celebrity parents felt after naming their children, choosing to switch their names when the kids were still young.FromKylieandKhloétoAmy Schumerand beyond, here are stars who changed their babies' names — and the reasons why.
A name is just a name … until it doesn’t feel quite right.
At least that’s how some of these celebrity parents felt after naming their children, choosing to switch their names when the kids were still young.
FromKylieandKhloétoAmy Schumerand beyond, here are stars who changed their babies' names — and the reasons why.
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Khloé Kardashian and Tristan Thompson
After months of keeping his actual first name under wraps, Kardashian confirmed the little guy’s namewhen he was 10 months old, on an episode ofThe Kardashians.
In August of 2023,she filed paperworkto make the name official.
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Kylie Jenner and Travis Scott
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“FYI our sons [sic] name isn’t Wolf anymore,” Jenner wrote, adding, “We just really didn’t feel like it was him.”
The mom of two said she “just wanted to share because I keep seeing Wolf everywhere.” She later revealed his name isAire.
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Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer
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In April 2020, the comedian revealed that she and her husband Fischer decided to give their son,born in May 2019, a new middle name. Their son’s name was originally Gene Attell Fischer, with his middle name being a reference to fellow comedian and the actress' friend, Dave Attell.
They ultimatelychanged Gene’s middle name to David after realizing how it sounded.
04of 09Elon Musk and GrimesDia Dipasupil/WireImageThe Teslabillionaireand themusicianchose an interesting name for their firstborn, X Æ A-12, but theyhad to change it slightly to comply with California state law, making it X Æ A-Xii.The new momexplained the meaning behind the name,tweeting that X represents “the unknown variable” and “Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence).“She added that part of the name is a nod to the CIA’s Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance plane, which has “no weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent.” The “A” in the name also represents “Archangel” — which she said is her “favorite song” — while the number “12” stood for the Chinese zodiac sign of the rat.It is pronounced “Just X, like the letter X. Then A.I.,” according to Grimes.
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Elon Musk and Grimes
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The Teslabillionaireand themusicianchose an interesting name for their firstborn, X Æ A-12, but theyhad to change it slightly to comply with California state law, making it X Æ A-Xii.
The new momexplained the meaning behind the name,tweeting that X represents “the unknown variable” and “Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence).”
She added that part of the name is a nod to the CIA’s Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance plane, which has “no weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent.” The “A” in the name also represents “Archangel” — which she said is her “favorite song” — while the number “12” stood for the Chinese zodiac sign of the rat.
It is pronounced “Just X, like the letter X. Then A.I.,” according to Grimes.
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Caterina Scorsone and Rob Giles
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“By the way, we went with what was her middle name. Lucinda. ‘Lucky’ for short,” Scorsone wrote on Instagram in April 2020.
06of 09Jamie Otis and Doug HehnerJamie Otis, Doug Hehner and son.Zoë VellaTheMarried at First Sightcoupleoriginally named their son, born in May 2020, Hayes Douglas, but decided that they were going tochange it to Hendrix after some thought.“The minute we had our son, the minute he came out, I looked at him — I mean, thefirst time I looked at him, I almost called him Hendrix,” Otis explained to fans. “That was like a top name for him.“Otis explained that she had only chosen Hayes after feeling pressure to choose a name during her pregnancy.Hehner then admitted: “I don’t know why we chose Hayes to begin with now.”
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Jamie Otis and Doug Hehner
Jamie Otis, Doug Hehner and son.Zoë Vella
TheMarried at First Sightcoupleoriginally named their son, born in May 2020, Hayes Douglas, but decided that they were going tochange it to Hendrix after some thought.
“The minute we had our son, the minute he came out, I looked at him — I mean, thefirst time I looked at him, I almost called him Hendrix,” Otis explained to fans. “That was like a top name for him.”
Otis explained that she had only chosen Hayes after feeling pressure to choose a name during her pregnancy.
Hehner then admitted: “I don’t know why we chose Hayes to begin with now.”
07of 09Kourtney Kardashian and Scott DisickScott Disick/Instagram. Inset: Denise Truscello/WireImageKardashiantold Jimmy Kimmel that she andDisickcould not agree on a name for their son, Reign, when he was born in December 2014.They waited an entire week before giving their youngest a moniker. “I would try out a different name on different days,” Kardashiansaid of figuring out what to call her son. “The whole day! One day … his name was Preston for one whole day,” she added of the name Disick chose. She said that ultimately, she knew his name was Reign, and that won out over Disick’s choice.
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Kourtney Kardashian and Scott Disick
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Kardashiantold Jimmy Kimmel that she andDisickcould not agree on a name for their son, Reign, when he was born in December 2014.
They waited an entire week before giving their youngest a moniker. “I would try out a different name on different days,” Kardashiansaid of figuring out what to call her son. “The whole day! One day … his name was Preston for one whole day,” she added of the name Disick chose. She said that ultimately, she knew his name was Reign, and that won out over Disick’s choice.
08of 09Casey Wilson and David CaspeCasey Wilson/InstagramWilson, who shares three children with husband Caspe, posted an empathetic Instagram Story in response to Jenner’s name change Story in March 2022, writing, “I’ve been there @kyliejenner. The hardest part is telling people. It gets easier from here.“Wilson had previously opened up on theBitch Seshpodcast about struggling with son Henry Bear’s name.
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Casey Wilson and David Caspe
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Wilson, who shares three children with husband Caspe, posted an empathetic Instagram Story in response to Jenner’s name change Story in March 2022, writing, “I’ve been there @kyliejenner. The hardest part is telling people. It gets easier from here.”
Wilson had previously opened up on theBitch Seshpodcast about struggling with son Henry Bear’s name.
09of 09Tyler and Catelynn BaltierraJamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesTheTeen Mom OGcouplehad originally shared that they were planning on naming their daughter Tezlee, but decided to change her name to Vaeda Luma.Catelynn toldUsWeeklyof the switch-up, “Every time someone would say Tezlee, we would cringe! It just wasn’t sitting with us like it did at first.”
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Tyler and Catelynn Baltierra
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TheTeen Mom OGcouplehad originally shared that they were planning on naming their daughter Tezlee, but decided to change her name to Vaeda Luma.
Catelynn toldUsWeeklyof the switch-up, “Every time someone would say Tezlee, we would cringe! It just wasn’t sitting with us like it did at first.”
source: people.com
