The couple even filed trademarks (with the same people who helped secure legal rights for Blue Ivy) for the names Sir Carter (for the boy) and Rumi Carter (for the girl), likely referencing 13th-century Persian poet Rumi, and one of his most famous poems. B officially announced the names on Instagram, one month after the twins' birth on July 14.
The population was 25,944 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lowndes County and the principal city of the Columbus Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Columbus-West Point Combined Statistical Area.
(January 2014) The University of Southern Mississippi, known informally as Southern Miss, is a public research university located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It is situated 70 miles (110 km) north of Gulfport, Mississippi and 105 miles (169 km) northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. Southern Miss is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) to award baccalaureate, master's, specialist, and doctoral degrees.