KHLOE Kardashian reportedly had a different first and second name for her son Tatum Thompson when he was born.
The reality star initially gave her 10-month-old the surname Kardashian instead of her baby daddy Tristan’s surname Thompson, sources claimed.
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Khloe welcomed Tatum – her second child with Tristan – via a surrogate in August 2022.
The 38-year-old legally listed her son as a Kardashian when he was born, according to TMZ.
She later changed it to Thompson and that is now his legal name.
It’s unclear exactly why Khloe initially chose her surname for her son – but his birth came after Tristan cheated on Khloe with Maralee Nichols and secretly fathered a son with her.
The source also claimed that Tatum wasn’t her son’s original first name – but didn’t reveal what her initial choice was.
The U.S. Sun exclusively revealed last month that Khloe’s son is called Tatum Robert Thompson.
The Kardashians star had kept her son’s name a secret for nine months, vowing to debut it on the third season of her family’s Hulu reality show.
A source said Khloe resisted nudges from her family, especially from mom Kris to give the first name of Robert to the baby after Khloe’s late father, Robert Kardashian, and brother Rob.
Instead, she decided to use Robert as the boy’s second name in honor of her lawyer dad, who passed away almost 20 years ago in September 2003, and her beloved younger brother, according to the source.
The insider said: “There was talk about whether it should be Tatum Robert or should it be Robert Tatum.
“Some in the family were leaning more towards Robert because it honors her dad and her brother.
“Kris in particular was keen for the baby to be called Robert and was steering Khloe towards that.
“It took Khloe a little while to settle on the name but ultimately she went with Tatum Robert, which is in keeping with Tristan and True’s names starting with a T.”
‘UNUSUAL NAME’
The insider continued: “Khloe wanted a name that was kind of unusual but not too out there and also keeping with the T theme.”
Khloe shares both baby Tatum and daughter True, five, with LA Lakers basketball player Tristan.
The 32-year-old is also dad to sons Theo, 16 months, with Maralee Nichols, and Prince, six, with model ex-girlfriend Jordan Craig.
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Tristan revealed in January 2022 that he secretly fathered a son with his mistress, fitness model Maralee Nichols, 31, in 2021.
Following a month of speculation, Tristan confirmed he is son Theo’s father and issued a public apology to Khloe.
It was revealed that Khloe and Tristan had conceived another child via a surrogate before she learned about his cheating scandal.
Last month, Khloe admitted she felt disconnected from Tatum because she had him via a surrogate.
The Good American founder slammed the process of surrogacy, which she called transactional, and said she felt guilty that another woman gave birth to her child.
She reflected on the journey during a conversation with her sister Kim and Scott Disick during The Kardashians season three premiere.
Khloe said: “The surrogate process, Kim knows, it’s really hard for me.”
KHLOE’S PAIN
Kim explained to Scott: “She had a very hard time accepting the whole process,” as Khloe said: “It’s a mind f**k. It’s really the weirdest thing.”
Kim added: “I do think that there is a difference when the baby is in your belly, the baby actually feels your real heart.
“There’s no one else on this planet that will feel you from the inside like that.”
Khloe looked like she was holding back tears as she admitted she feels more disconnected to Tatum than she does to her daughter True, five.
In a confessional, she said: “I definitely buried my head in the sand during that pregnancy that I didn’t digest what was happening.
“So I think when I went to the hospital, I really think that was the first time it really registered.
“It has nothing to do with the baby but I was in a state of shock I think because of my entire experience in general.
“I felt very guilty that this woman just had a baby and then you take the baby and go to another room.”
Khloe went on: “It’s such a transactional experience because it’s not about him.
“I wish someone was honest about surrogacy and the difference of it. It doesn’t mean it’s bad, it’s just different.”
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