Because Elon Musk and Grimes’ poor child can’t just seem to catch a break, X Æ A-12’s name has been changed due to it’s illegality against Californian naming laws.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk and musician Grimes had a baby together back at the beginning of May. Everything was fine and dandy until the couple announced the name they saddled the little bub with: X Æ A-12 – and, no, we still don’t know entirely how to pronounce it.
Shortly after the name reveal, many fans took it to be a joke, until Grimes took to Twitter to reveal the meaning behind the name, stating “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 defences, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent + (A=Archangel, my favorite song) (metal rat).”
While many people were speculating that the name was going to be pronounced as ‘Ash’ due to it’s ‘Æ’ in the middle, Elon Musk confirmed that it’s something along the lines of ‘X Ash’, but didn’t clarify if the ‘A-12’ portion contained a pronunciation.
Soon after the news broke that the child would have this name that no teacher would ever be able to pronounce or understand, many noted that the state that the couple live in, California, doesn’t allow for symbols or numbers to be incorporated into names.
Now, Grimes has revealed what they’ve named the baby thus far, changing the ‘A-12’ portion to Roman numerals, instead, making the child’s name X Æ A-Xii. And no, we still have no further explanation on the entire pronunciation, nor if that’s the final name.
As California state law says that names must be composed only of the 26 letters in the English alphabet, it’s likely that the couple will once again have to rename their baby, as ‘Æ’ doesn’t fit those guidelines.
Check out Elon Musk and Grimes’ updated baby name via Grimes’ Instagram comments:
