Grimes and Elon Musk have changed their babys name but it doesnt make it any easier to figure out how to say it.
The Canadian singer-songwriter revealed the change in an Instagram comment on Sunday. She and SpaceX CEO Musk welcomed their first child together on May 4 and announced that theyd named him X A-12 Musk.
However, the name raised questions as it did not comply with state naming guidelines; a spokesperson for the California Department of Health told HuffPost it would not be allowed. Characters outside of the 26 letters of the alphabet and numerals are not permitted.
A commenter on Grimes latest Instagram post asked if shed changed the babys name because of California law. The singer then shared the new name, which swaps out the 12 with Roman numerals: X A-Xii.
Roman numerals. Looks better tbh, she said in another comment, adding later that one dash is allowed.
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Its unclear if the new name would be accepted.
Grimes had explained the meaning behind the original name on Twitter:
X, the unknown variable
, 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)
X, the unknown variable
Gies (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
, 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)
As baffled fans guessed at how to say the babys name, it turned out that even the parents didnt agree on how it should be pronounced.
During an appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience on May 7, the Tesla founder said it was pronounced Just X, like the letter X. And then the is pronounced ash.
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He added: And then A-12 is my contribution. The Archangel-12, the precursor to the SR-71, the coolest plane ever.
However, Grimes, responding to an Instagram comment on the same day, had a different take on their child's name: Its just X, like the letter X. Then A.I. Like how you said the letter A then I.
Social media users continued to be baffled following the update to little X A-Xiis name:
Grimes: Oops we messed up the babys name
Us: Yeah we noticed, his name must be AJ or s-
Grimes: Its X A-Xii, not X A-12
Us: pic.twitter.com/oPOiKBVtVw
Grimes: Oops we messed up the babys name
IyK (@immustarded) May 25, 2020
Us: Yeah we noticed, his name must be AJ or s-
Grimes: Its X A-Xii, not X A-12
Us: pic.twitter.com/oPOiKBVtVw
X A-XII 1.0.1 update patch notes:
-Changed name from X A-12 to X A-XII
Developer commentary: \"Looks better tbh\" https://t.co/1wIfrOZJhS
X A-XII 1.0.1 update patch notes:
vic (@victorcangil16) May 25, 2020
-Changed name from X A-12 to X A-XII
Developer commentary: "Looks better tbh" https://t.co/1wIfrOZJhS
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Whenever I see X A-Xii, my brain reacts like this: pic.twitter.com/dDkqz7oVN6
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