Billionaire Elon Musk and his Canadian musician girlfriend Grimes have welcomed their first child into the world and have decided to call him X Æ A-12 Musk.
X Æ A-12 Musk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Yup, you read that correctly. Actually, it’s okay if you couldn’t.
Musk also shared a picture of the child.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Anyway, as you can imagine, the name of the child has caused quite a stir on Twitter.
#elonmuskbaby
— ऋषि™ (@rish_I_) May 6, 2020
“X Æ A-12” On his name when he grows up. pic.twitter.com/FtJXeLj33W
When you get to know your father named you X Æ A-12 #elonmuskbaby pic.twitter.com/HuO6AnFwxG
— Gunjan (@monicas_7777) May 6, 2020
The teacher when they see they have to read X Æ A-12 on the attendance sheet #elonmuskbaby pic.twitter.com/tHqhdhqUJd
— gianni parello (@Gianni_Parello) May 5, 2020
#XAEA12Musk #ElonMusk #elonmuskbaby #XAEA12
— Vishal (@vishal_saini_vs) May 6, 2020
Yes, He knew about “X Æ A-12″…. pic.twitter.com/WK156Aoe74
Turns out, the name has special meaning for the couple, as the mother of the child, Grimes explained on Twitter.
‘X’ stands for “the unknown variable, ‘AE’ is the musician’s ‘elven spelling of Ai (love &/or artificial intelligence),’ ‘A-12’ is, as gathered, a reference to the Lockheed A-12, the ‘precursor to [the] SR-17 (our favourite aircraft). No weapons, no defences, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent.
-Grimes
Here’s the tweet for you:
•X, the unknown variable ⚔️
— ꧁ ༒ Gℜiꪔ⃕es ༒꧂ 🍓🐉🎀 小仙女 (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
•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 🤍
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(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat)
Anyhow, that is going to be a problem for anyone to pronounce.
