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Beyonce and Jay-Z twins’ names could be Rumi and Sir

By AFP

01 July 2017   |   4:07 am

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The pop diva and rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have filed to US authorities to copyright "Rumi Carter" and "Sir Carter," ensuring no one else profits from the names to sell anything from fragrances to music.

(FILES) This file photo taken on September 1, 2016 shows singer Beyoncé (R) and her husband Jay-Z (L) watching the match between Serena Williams of the US Vania King of the US during their 2016 US Open women’s singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. Jay-Z’s jaunty anthems made him one of rap’s all-time greats and then, as he amassed a business empire and married fellow superstar Beyonce, he drew an ever thicker curtain over his private life.Releasing an album after a four-year gap, Jay-Z has bared himself like rarely before. He apologizes to Beyonce for cheating and pours out love for his mother whom he reveals to be lesbian, all while taking familiar but timely shots on the politics of race.”4:44,” the 13th studio album by the rapper born as Shawn Carter, came out June 30, 2017 as an exclusive on his upstart Tidal streaming service whose new part-owners, telecom provider Sprint, is banking on the release to woo customers. Don EMMERT / AFP

The wait may be over for the names of the twins of music power couple Beyonce and Jay-Z. Signs point to the names as Rumi and Sir.

The pop diva and rapper, whose real name is Shawn Carter, have filed to US authorities to copyright “Rumi Carter” and “Sir Carter,” ensuring no one else profits from the names to sell anything from fragrances to music.

The filings with the US Patent and Trademark Office come from an identical California address to an earlier application for the name of the couple’s five-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter.

Jay-Z and Beyonce and their representative have not commented on the twin’s names or even confirmed their birth, although Beyonce’s father acknowledged her delivery over social media.

Gossip site TMZ first reported the copyright filings and noted that they were dated Monday, the same time the parents were said to return to their Los Angeles home with the twins.

Rumi is the name of the 13th-century Persian poet who endures as one of the best-loved writers of the Sufi spiritual tradition, with verses that celebrate love, joy and tolerance.

Jay-Z on Friday released his 13th album, “4:44,” in which he alludes to Persian poetry on the song “Marcy Me,” which describes his upbringing in a public housing project in Brooklyn.

Appearing to liken his rhyming skills to the literary tradition, Jay-Z raps, “Sufi to the goofies / I could probably speak Farsi.”

The choice of “Sir” is less obvious, although the two names raise speculation that both children are boys.

News of the twins — first revealed when a pregnant Beyonce showed her bare baby bump on Instagram — has delighted the two stars’ fans, some of whom expect a musical dynasty along the lines of the Jacksons.

Blue Ivy has already appeared in music including on Jay-Z latest album, in a song in which the rapper vows that his family will carry on his business empire and help represent African Americans.