Kim Kardashian has revealed she wanted to name her baby daughter Jo in tribute to her beloved grandmother, Mary-Jo Shannon.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 37, explained she wanted Chicago's name to be one syllable like daughter North, four, and son Saint, two, and so the moniker 'kind of messes' with her.
Speaking during Monday night's forthcoming appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres show, Kim said: 'We were gonna name her Jo because my grandma Mary Jo or we were gonna go with Grace and then it was Chicago.
'We were gonna name her Jo because my grandma Mary Jo or we were gonna go with Grace and then it was Chicago,' she said laughing
'But you told me you wanted a one syllable,' Ellen said in the teaser clip. 'When I was pitching names you said you wanted one syllable.'
'And I did,' Kim responded.
'So... Chicago is not one syllable.'
'Yeah, it kind of messes with me, I'm not gonna lie. I really like the one syllable thing,' Kim admitted.
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Ellen went on to ask: Because Kanye wanted Chicago? Because he's from there?
'I don't even know...obviously because he's from Chicago but that is a place that made him.'
Husband Kanye West was born and raised on the south side of Chicago.
Party of five: Kim shares her three children with the Chicago native—North, age four, Saint, age two, and Chicago, three months.
In an interview with HYPEBEAST in 2013, the Life Of Pablo singer showed his pride for the Midwest.
'I'm lucky because I'm from Chicago. And because I'm from Chicago I don't give a f***,' he said.
'Someone from Chicago is very sincere. They don't give a f*** about what anybody is saying as long as its from their heart. That's what it means to be from Chicago or be from the Midwest.'
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TMZ caught up Kanye's childhood friend Common at LAX following the West's baby name announcement.
'Kanye and Kim are family. He deserves to be able to name his child Chicago for as much as he does for our city and as much as he loves our city,' he told the media outlet. 'And that's a fresh name for a kid. I love it.'
Kim and Kanye share three children together—North, age four, Saint, age two, and Chicago, three months.
