Elon Musk and singer Grimes have confirmed they have named their baby X Æ A-12. The Space X CEO announced the birth of their son on Monday. "Mom & baby all good," he said on Twitter. He posted that the child would be called X Æ A-12 Musk and his girlfriend later offered an explanation to her followers on social media. The name X Æ A-12 has been trending on Twitter with many asking how the name will be pronounced.

What does the name mean?
When Musk, known to joke on Twitter, announced the name, many people questioned whether he was being serious. However, Canadian singer Grimes, real name Claire Boucher, explained the name's meaning to her fans. Æ, a ligature of a and e known as ash, appeared in Latin and Old English but has mostly fallen out of use. However, in some languages such as Danish, Norwegian and Icelandic, Æ is classed as a letter. The singer has used Æ before, naming a song on her latest album 4ÆM. The A-12 is a Lockheed plane built for the CIA. It was known by designers during its development as Archangel.

Is the name legal?

I think that baby is going to be mocked for the rest of his life with that ridiculous name.  :(

Another big question, WHY?

Don't believe everything you read. He's playing with you. He thinks he's better than you and he's laughing at how many fools are believing it.

Don't believe everything you read. He's playing with you. He thinks he's better than you and he's laughing at how many fools are believing it.


No, it's unfortunately true. Even his girlfriend had an explanation for the baby's name on Twitter.  Here's the tweet.

" •X, the unknown variable ⚔️
•Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)
•A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍
+
(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat. "

No, it's unfortunately true. Even his wife had an explanation for the baby's name on Twitter.  Here's the tweet.

" •X, the unknown variable ⚔️
•Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)
•A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍
+
(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat. "
The 'X' will come in handy when signing his name?

No, it's unfortunately true. Even his wife had an explanation for the baby's name on Twitter.  Here's the tweet.

" •X, the unknown variable ⚔️
•Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)
•A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍
+
(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat. "


Just because they're propagating it doesn't mean it's true.  They're messing around. I guarantee there is a different name on the birth certificate. David Bowie used to say he named his son "Zowie" too, if anybody is old enough to remember that. Zowie Bowie. The whole world believed it. Many STILL refer to David Bowie's son "Zowie Bowie" to this very day. All along on the birth certificate the child's name was Duncan. And it wouldn't have been "Zowie Bowie" anyway, as Bowie's legal name was David Jones. Duncan Jones is now a grown man. Zowie Bowie doesn't exist.

Just because they're propagating it doesn't mean it's true.  They're messing around. I guarantee there is a different name on the birth certificate. David Bowie used to say he named his son "Zowie" too, if anybody is old enough to remember that. Zowie Bowie. The whole world believed it. Many STILL refer to David Bowie's son "Zowie Bowie" to this very day. All along on the birth certificate the child's name was Duncan. And it wouldn't have been "Zowie Bowie" anyway, as Bowie's legal name was David Jones. Duncan Jones is now a grown man. Zowie Bowie doesn't exist.
Duncan Jones is now a film director in his own right, with the last announcement he was due to work on a sequel for "Labyrinth" (1986) which starred his father.

No, it's unfortunately true. Even his girlfriend had an explanation for the baby's name on Twitter.  Here's the tweet.

" •X, the unknown variable ⚔️
•Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence)
•A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent 🤍
+
(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat. "
'Æ', as in the forming plural nouns used in names of animal and plant families and other groups?

'Æ', as in the forming plural nouns used in names of animal and plant families and other groups?


I guess?

But now it's used as some form of sci-fi babble.

I guess?

But now it's used as some form of sci-fi babble.
As in 'Æ' for Artificial intelligence? If so, it should be an 'A' and an 'I'?

Some people really don’t deserve to have kids.

Some people really don’t deserve to have kids.
Does he or both of the parents have other children?

As in 'Æ' for Artificial intelligence? If so, it should be an 'A' and an 'I'?


Æ is still used in some English words, although we're too lazy to type/write that way. It's pronounced ee as in anæmia or algæ. Similarly, œ is still in use as in œsophagus, diarrhœa, œstrogen etc.

Knowing Grimes as a music artist, I'm actually not surprised in the least lol

I've heard that X Ash Archangel is how you say the name, because Elon liked a tweet that mentioned the name. Plus, the A-12 Lockheed aircraft has the nickname of "Archangel". It's a theory, though.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/x--12-how-pronounce-21982640

I've heard that X Ash Archangel is how you say the name, because Elon liked a tweet that mentioned the name. Plus, the A-12 Lockheed aircraft has the nickname of "Archangel". It's a theory, though.

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/x--12-how-pronounce-21982640
Out of interest, where was the baby born?

Out of interest, where was the baby born?


In California. (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/entertainment/musk-grimes-baby-name-california-scli-intl/index.html)

In California. (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/07/entertainment/musk-grimes-baby-name-california-scli-intl/index.html)
Exactly as I thought, not allowed where the baby was born.

Now there’s a kid who’s gonna get his ass kicked on a regular basis in the schoolyard.

He really named him like he was a droid from Star Wars. Sounds like a gamer tag aswell...  ???

Now there’s a kid who’s gonna get his ass kicked on a regular basis in the schoolyard.


Not when you have as much money as he was born into. He won't even ever see the inside of a schoolyard.

Not when you have as much money as he was born into. He won't even ever see the inside of a schoolyard.


He’ll go to some hoidy-toidy private school. I can assure you that kids in those schools are even bigger pricks than the public schools.

Latest from wiki:

"According to Musk and Grimes, his name was "X Æ A-12" (pronounced /ˈɛks.æʃˌeɪ.twɛlv/ EKS-ash-AY-twelv or /ˈɛks.æʃˌaɪ/ EKS-ash-EYE), however the name was deemed illegal under California law, because it contained characters that are not in the modern English alphabet, and was then changed to "X Æ A-Xii". This drew confusion, as Æ is not a letter in the modern English alphabet. The child was eventually named "X AE A-XII", with "X" as a first name and "AE A-XII" as a middle name."

Poor kid. How would he or anyone use it in everyday conversation? I see him adopting a nickname or stage name as soon as he grows up enough to do so.

Latest from wiki:

"According to Musk and Grimes, his name was "X Æ A-12" (pronounced /ˈɛks.æʃˌeɪ.twɛlv/ EKS-ash-AY-twelv or /ˈɛks.æʃˌaɪ/ EKS-ash-EYE), however the name was deemed illegal under California law, because it contained characters that are not in the modern English alphabet, and was then changed to "X Æ A-Xii". This drew confusion, as Æ is not a letter in the modern English alphabet. The child was eventually named "X AE A-XII", with "X" as a first name and "AE A-XII" as a middle name."


I may love Elon Musk, but I really think he'll regret giving his son a heavily outlandish name in the near future when he grows up.