performs onstage during the 2014 MTV Video Music Awards at The Forum on August 24, 2014 in Inglewood, California.
<p>As <strong>Blue Ivy Carter</strong> approaches her twelfth birthday, her superstar father — <strong>Jay-Z</strong> — is sharing some long-awaited insight into his firstborn&#8217;s noteworthy name.</p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center">He Says Blue Ivy Was Originally Supposed To Be Named &#8220;Brooklyn&#8221;</h3>
<p>The &#8220;On to the Next One&#8221; rapper shared his commentary during a sit-down with <strong>Gayle King</strong> on <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jay-z-explains-origin-of-blue-ivys-name/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>CBS Mornings</em></a>.</p>
<p>While chatting it up, Jay-Z revealed what he and <strong>Beyoncé </strong>had initially wanted to name their daughter, and it&#8217;s apparently a homage to the NYC borough where he was born and raised.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;It was supposed to be Brooklyn. That was the name that we had in theory.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>However, their plans swiftly derailed after they came up with a cute nickname after an ultrasound.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;When we got the little sonograms, [she was] super small there, and we was calling her &#8216;Blueberry.'&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>He added, <strong><em>&#8220;It was like a nickname. For nine months, we were like, &#8216;Look at the little blueberry!&#8221;</em></strong></p>
<p>As a result of the cute nickname, Blue Ivy&#8217;s name iconic name came about. The rapper declared, <strong><em>&#8220;It just was natural. We just took the &#8216;-berry&#8217; off and just called her Blue.&#8221;</em></strong></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center">The Roomies React To Jay-Z&#8217;s Revelation</h3>
<p>Beneath<strong> The Shade Room</strong>&#8216;s upload on the matter, the Roomies came thru to share their reactions to Jay-Z&#8217;s revelation.</p>
<p>One user going by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/creatively_chi/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@creatively_chi</a> humorously expressed her disbelief over the inspiration behind Blue Ivy&#8217;s name.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;All this time we were thinking Blue&#8217;s name had some type of deep meaning behind it, and you mean to tell me her name is Blue because she was small like a blueberry… A BLUEBERRY!?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Additionally, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mochahontas.__/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@mochahontas.__</a> got folks laughing by declaring, <strong><em>&#8220;all the girlies named brooklyn… You ain’t no divaaaaaaaa.&#8221; </em></strong></p>
<p>Another Roomie, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sunnysscene/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@sunnysscene</a>, said she &#8220;thought it was symbolic of The Blueprint 4.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I thought it was symbolic of The Blueprint 4; Blue IV meaning his greatest album personified. I still think that…&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Similarly, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bashbaeby/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@bashbaeby</a> shared a whole account of how there has to be more to the story, citing her belief that Beyoncé had previously mentioned a &#8220;blue ivy tree&#8221; playing into the decision.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;There&#8217;s actually waaayyy more to that story too. Didn&#8217;t Bey say one day they were on vacay and she saw a &#8216;blue Ivy tree&#8217; and saw that as a sign. (blue + IV…. Which is the Roman numeral for 4. 4 is their fav number. 4 also being the day Bey and Jay were born (9/4 and 12/4) and 4/4 is their anniversary.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>As for <a href="https://www.instagram.com/grace.my.face/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@grace.my.face</a>, she proclaimed that Beyoncé &#8220;definitely said that was that man’s favorite color.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;Beyoncé will tell us anything to get up out of her face…. She definitely said that was that man’s favorite color.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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