Apart from the mayhem Elon Musk is bringing to Twitter in regards to sharing COVID-19 misinformation on the platform and his meltdown, the Tesla CEO welcomed his new baby boy with her girlfriend, Grimes.
This is the 32-year-old musician’s first child and 48-year-old Elon’s sixth.
Elon already has five boys with his first wife, Justine Musk.
What’s interesting, however, is the baby’s unique name – X Æ A-12. Actually the baby’s full name is X Æ A-12 Musk.
X Æ A-12 Musk
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Elon even shared a photo of the baby with a tattoo filter.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 5, 2020
Twitter reacted on that first name and how hard it was going to pronounce it.
“Elon Musk and singer Grimes have named their baby boy X Æ A-12”
It’s 7:13am and I already can’t with this day.
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) May 5, 2020
Man, gonna need translation for this martian language
— Andrei Negru (@AndreiNegru3) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/Slade/status/1257677489666654208?s=19
Elon Musk and Grimes having a baby and naming it like a computer app is just too much for me in 2020 I’m literally so confused about this timeline dude
— very confused (@trees_r_cool) May 5, 2020
“X Æ A-12” is definitely an American Eagle Outfitters coupon code I’ve used to buy pre-distressed jeans with
— Harry Hill (@veryharryhill) May 5, 2020
Same
I could not like the name more 😍😍 explanation of why they chose it? I would love to know the story.
— IsaSara (@IsaSara8) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/SarahNEmerson/status/1257694401167454208
https://twitter.com/itzswimshady/status/1257716201356066818
Congratulations to you both!!
Lord Daddy E, I may need help with the pronunciation.🙏🏼
Maybe some context on the name as well… For the scriptures! 😉
— Pope of Muskanity (@RationalEtienne) May 5, 2020
How does one even pronounce X Æ A-12? @elonmusk if you tell me how I'll give you the Arabic representation of the name. #XÆA12
— Tamimi pew pew! (@TweetTamimi) May 5, 2020
Elon Musk playing with X Æ A-12 at the park pic.twitter.com/j3fNSvRwGm
— j (@theweekended) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/flcnhvy/status/1257538193911623681
https://twitter.com/TylerLinkin/status/1257716161401122818
https://twitter.com/caitieej_c/status/1257716080480575490
I decided your rebus. His name is Neal.
In Norwegian from Æ, only E is heard, L is the 12th letter of the English alphabet. And since the name is written as Neal, we find X, the letter N.— Дмитрий (@U7wfr0RNuRyolq7) May 5, 2020
Elon Musk's son is going to rebel and call himself "Andy."
— Evan J'daté Kessler (@EvanJKessler) May 5, 2020
Someone call me and pronounce X Æ A-12. Also how does the kid bubble that in on standardized tests? I can’t think about anything else. #ElonMusk
— Kristen Barbaresi (@KristenBarbar) May 5, 2020
His name's Isaiah or something similar isn't it.. X AE A-12
Xaea-12 Zaeyah. 1 = I, 2 = S.
Or possibly… Xaea pronounced Zie-uh
… or this isn't actually cryptic and I'm wasting my time 😅
— ⬛◼️◾▪️ (@IsaakMo) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/4beeee/status/1257715689445404674
https://twitter.com/thequeenofmemes/status/1257665679240593410
https://twitter.com/frankpallotta/status/1257821015184478208
grimes and elon musk’s baby name must’ve confused the hell out of the nurse pic.twitter.com/NfTpSVvKMH
— Nicole Zhu (@nicolelzhu) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/SweetBeans99/status/1257680828500328449
https://twitter.com/laureneoneal/status/1257711725660561408
https://twitter.com/fake_jaris/status/1257686458128875526
i needed kids like X Æ A-12 in my class so when teachers saw "Petrana" they didn't get scared
— Petrana 冰冰 Radulovic (@Pet_rana) May 6, 2020
•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 🤍
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(A=Archangel, my favorite song)
(⚔️🐁 metal rat)— 𝖦𝗋𝗂𝗆𝖾𝗌 ⏳ (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
I get that Elon Musk and Grimes were trying to be eDgY and shocking with their baby name, but imagine how much more shocking it would be if they named their baby "jeff"
— Dana Schwartz – on hiatus (@DanaSchwartzzz) May 5, 2020
shit i was so close pic.twitter.com/WeG83mtbw7
— andy™ (@andylevy) May 5, 2020
(our favorite aircraft) https://t.co/UKHhMWYqe0
— Ryan Broderick (@broderick) May 6, 2020
https://twitter.com/pierce/status/1257850584352165888
I will pronounce X Æ A-12 Musk anyway I want to pronounce it. Thanks.
— Megan Morrone (@meganmorrone) May 5, 2020
Ok, here's my guess… Is it pronounced Zane?
(X pronounced as 'Z', AE pronounced 'ay', A-12 as 'n' (going backwards 12 letters in the alphabet is N)… 😊
Congratulations!— Louisa Richards (@LouisaLaheen) May 5, 2020
Like 15 excellent baby names all right here: https://t.co/MCl4QjuT8p
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff) May 5, 2020
https://twitter.com/CarolineMoss/status/1257711499679641601
my wife just asked me if the https://t.co/KX8pNPT8Dq link was part of the the name and i said i didn’t know https://t.co/00iue3EQNy
— michael cruz kayne (@CruzKayne) May 5, 2020
Dear journalists or anyone else needing to type the name X Æ A-12, to get the "Æ" character:
Windows: alt+149 on the keypad
MacOS: alt+shift+' (single quote character)
Phones: tap shift, then long-press the "A" characterYOU'RE WELCOME!! ✨
— @ændra.com on Bluesky (@aendra) May 5, 2020
Thank you for your concerns about baby names. While a unique moniker can sometimes cause minor confusion, a billion dollar inheritance will generally ensure a comfortable life.
— BORED (@BoredElonMusk) May 5, 2020
