Kim Kardashian plans to keep Kanye West's name, here's why

While Kim Kardashian and Kanye West may have called an end to their six year marriage, Kim has decided that she’d like to keep Kanye’s name.

A source has revealed to outlet TMZ that Kim Kardashian wants to keep her married name so she can keep the same name her kids, North, Saint, Chicago and Psalm.

The 40-year-old reality star filed for divorce in February this year after realising that the relationship she had with Kanye wasn’t what she wanted. She has remained amicable with Kanye, and has every plan to maintain a healthy parenting relationship together for the sake of the kids.

Kim spoke about their co-parenting during the Keeping Up With The Kardashions Reunion, “We have an amazing co-parenting relationship and I respect him so much. That was my friend first, first and foremost for a long time so I can’t see that going away.”

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While Kim plans on making no changes to her name, Kanye has already put changes in motion to change his own name for ‘personal reasons’. The rapper has petitioned to change his name to simply ‘YE’. He is waiting for a California judge to officially sign off on the change.

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25 Comments

- - mom478886 said
  - 03 Sep 2021
    2:15 pm
Fair enough! Can’t he easy living a divorce so publicly, but Kim has handled everything with dignity

- - ashna9 said
  - 01 Sep 2021
    6:38 pm
Up to her. Everyone still calls her Kim Kardashian anyway.

- - Zmijka86 said
  - 01 Sep 2021
    6:03 pm
It’s her decision what she is doing.

- - rnash02 said
  - 01 Sep 2021
    5:03 pm
I’d do the same if I was in her position

- - rovermum said
  - 30 Aug 2021
    11:20 am
I think this is totally reasonable on her part. Good on you Kim for thinking of your kids.

- - mom462038 said
  - 30 Aug 2021
    11:09 am
I’ve never known her as Kim West, she’s always Kim Kardashian, so can’t see it having too big of an impact on her public profile

- - mom109199 said
  - 30 Aug 2021
    11:04 am
I have been divorced twice. I kept my previous married name until I remarried again.

- - tessie said
  - 30 Aug 2021
    10:54 am
This is her personal choice and I’m glad she’s thinking of her children.

- - mom450003 said
  - 29 Aug 2021
    4:54 pm
Kim has good reasons and as long as she is happy, that is the main thing
- mom93821 replied
  
  30 Aug 2021 , 5:27 am
  The family dynamic and what works for people is all that matters.
- - mom93821 said
  - 29 Aug 2021
    6:21 am
It is definitely a personal choice.

- - mummabear said
  - 28 Aug 2021
    7:59 pm
I totally get that, i probably would too

- - Mom7534689 said
  - 28 Aug 2021
    3:19 pm
I understand where she is coming from

- - Danicastefanie said
  - 28 Aug 2021
    9:46 am
I went through a divorce. Was in no hurry to change my name until I fell pregnant with my now partner. I definitely wanted my name changed before having a baby so I went back 5o my maiden name asap.

- - Ellen said
  - 28 Aug 2021
    6:06 am
I can understand you want to carry the same name as your kids
- Ellen replied
  
  28 Aug 2021 , 6:09 am
  I don’t follow these people but good to read they have a good co-parenting relationship for the kids sake
- - BellaB said
  - 27 Aug 2021
    11:52 pm
This makes a lot of sense, especially as a lot of people probably still think of her as a Kardashian anyway. So it doesn’t matter much if she’s legally West.