It was hardly the first time in history a celebrity couple have given their child an unusual name. (Brooklyn Beckham, anyone? How about Blue Ivy Carter?)
But when it emerged Thursday night that Kim Kardashian and Kanye West have named the bouncing baby girl that arrived Saturday -- and her name is North West, according to both TMZ and US magazine -- wags around the world just couldn't resist taking to Twitter.
Within an hour of the announcement, "North West" became a global trending topic on the service. Reactions ran the gamut from confusion:
They have named their female child after a University? After a defunt airline carrier? After the pole? #IHateCelebrities #NorthWest— Michael Buckley (@buckhollywood) June 21, 2013
to classic movie references:
Kimye's baby needs to write a book one day and call it NORTH. Then it'll be NORTH, by North West. That, or she should murder her parents.— WeeLaura (@WeeLaura) June 21, 2013
to more modern cultural references:
So I'm assuming that North West won't be a One Direction fan?— The Dark Lord (@Lord_Voldemort7) June 21, 2013
to the inevitable puns:
Kim and Kanye named their baby North West. It's one of the few things in Kim's life that hasn't gone south. #sorryshesprobablyverynice— Grace Helbig (@gracehelbig) June 21, 2013
to the zingers:
They named the kid North West in honor of which direction our eyes collectively rolled.— Ugly Kid Joel (@Brewkkake) June 21, 2013
to anagrams:
It's cute how you can spell "the worst" with the letters from North West's name.— Suri's Burn Book (@surisburnbook) June 21, 2013
to the deadpan:
If all of you guys are complaining about their kids name being North West, which direction would you name your kid?— Johnny Mazza (@Johnny_2chainz) June 21, 2013
to fears of the apocalypse:
North West headlining South by South West is what the Mayans were talking about— Samir Mezrahi (@samir) June 21, 2013
and finally, to a very salient question. Do our names really decide our destinies?
A weird first name could really mess up the child of two unstable millionaire narcissists.— Ruth Graham (@publicroad) June 21, 2013
What's your reaction to the news? Let us know in the comments.