Kourtney Kardashian's baby names from traditional to unusual as due date looms
Kourtney Kardashian and her husband Travis Barker announced that they were expecting a baby together a few months ago, with fans now eagerly awaiting the new arrival.
The pregnancy was announced at a concert back in June, with reality TV star Kourtney, 44, having held up a sign that read: "Travis I'm pregnant". Her husband, 47, was on stage with his band Blink-182 when she shared the news.
Following the news, there's been speculation over potential baby names that the couple - who have been married since last year - could choose for their child. Fans have been theorising over names on social media for months.
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Kourtney Kardashian (right) and Travis Barker (left) announced they were expecting a baby together earlier this year (Getty Images for The Met Museum/)
The pregnancy announcement was made during a Blink-182 concert when Kourtney held up a sign (Kourtney Kardashian Barker/Instagram)Much attention has been paid to of the Kardashian-Jenner family. Some names are even said to have in recent years, seemingly because the family have used them.
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With this in mind, we've taken at look at the meanings behind the names Kourtney chose for her three eldest children. We've also looked at the meanings behind some of the names that have been teased by fans for her and Travis' baby.
Mason Disick
Kourtney has three children from a past relationship, with her eldest Mason Disick (Kris Jenner/Instagram)
He's the eldest of her three children from her relationship with Scott Disick (Instagram/ @kourtneykardash)Kourtney has three kids with her ex-partner Scott Disick, 40. Their eldest child is Mason Disick, 13. According to Nameberry, said to be the world's largest website devoted to baby names, the name Mason means "worker in stone."
The choice was discussed by Kourtney previously in an interview with Life & Style magazine in 2010, as reported by . She told the magazine: "The first time I started looking at baby names, Mason was the only one I liked."
The reality TV star said that it "stuck" with her and shared that she had been told, shortly before Mason's birth, that the name means the same in English as Kardashian means in Armenian - with both said to translate as 'stone worker.'
She suggested it was "meant to be," particularly as Kourtney said she'd heard of a relative who was rumoured to have used the name as an alias to make reservations at restaurants because they felt that Kardashian was "too long".
Penelope Disick
Kourtney's second eldest child is Penelope Disick (Instagram/ @kourtneykardash)The second eldest of her kids with Scott is Penelope Disick, 11. According to Nameberry, her first name means "weaver". It states that it's from Greek mythology and has two possible origin stories - that it was derived from a word meaning "thread of a bobbin" or that it's related to a type of duck.
Kourtney doesn't appear to have discussed her decision to name her daughter Penelope. Although she hasn't talked publicly about it, her mother Kris Jenner suggested to that Kourtney and Scott simply thought it was 'cute'.
Reign Disick
Her youngest child with her ex Scott is Reign Disick (Instagram/ @kourtneykardash)
Kourtney and Scott are no longer together but co-parent their three children (Instagram)Kourtney's youngest child with her ex-partner Scott is Reign Disick, eight. The word typically means 'to govern as a monarch' and baby name website Nameberry similarly states that the first name means "rule" in its entry for Reign.
She spoke about the moniker during an interview with magazine in 2020, saying that she's "never certain" on names until her children are born. Kourtney told the outlet: "I actually had the name on our list with Mason."
The socialite revealed that she had considered a similar name for her daughter, saying: "Then with Penelope, I had it on the list but spelled Rain." She added: "Once I found out I was having a boy, we just changed the spelling again".
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Potential baby names
There's been speculation over potential baby names during her latest pregnancy (Instagram)Fans have been speculating about potential names for Kourtney and Travis' first child together for months. Various possible options have been mentioned on social media, including references to Travis being Blink-182's drummer.
There's been speculation that the couple could name their child Elvis, as Travis once teased that they would call their son Elvis. The name has ties to the film True Romance (1993), which the couple are believed to be fans of, and they had an Elvis Presley impersonator at their wedding. Nameberry however states that the meaning of the name is unknown.
It has also been teased that Kourtney - who is a fan of Disney - could call her baby Minnie or Mickey. According to Nameberry, the former name means "of the mind, intellect," whilst it said that the latter is a shortened version of Michael, which it said is of Hebrew origin meaning "who is like God?"
Some fans have wondered if they would choose to name their child Robert, in memory of her late father Robert Kardashian. The name - also given to her brother Rob Kardashian - is said to be of German origin and means "bright fame".
Fans have been theorising over names that Kourtney and Travis could choose for their first child together (Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)The following names have been mentioned by fans in the months since it was announced that Kourtney was pregnant:
Cash - which according to Nameberry has Latin origins and means "hollow". It's associated with singer Johnny Cash.
Axel - which is said to be a name of German and Scandinavian origin meaning "father of peace". It's associated with Guns N' Roses member Axl Rose.
Bishop - which according to the baby name website is an occupational name of English origin.
Drummer - which is similarly said to be an occupational name of English origin.
Lazer - which according to Nameberry is a name of Hebrew and Yiddish origin meaning "God helps". It's said to be a form of biblical names like Lazarus.
A host of other names have been mentioned by fans in speculation, such as Skull, Drumstick, Blink, Snare and Bass. Nameberry states that the meaning of such names is unknown, though some are associated with Travis' career. It's also been teased that the couple could call their baby Kravis - which is a portmanteau of the names Kourtney and Travis.
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