Elon Musk and Grimes whipped up a social media firestorm when they announced the rather unconventional name for their first baby together - X Æ A-12.
But now they've announced that they've changed their baby's name, and fans are still confused as hell...
Monday, May 4th, Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed their first baby into the world.
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And after they changed their baby's very unconventional name, fans have still been left confused over this even more unusual name.For those of you that don't know, Elon Musk is a very wealthy man.
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Being the founder, CEO, and Chief Engineering Designer of SpaceX and Tesla, he has an awful lot going for him.Musk is certainly a man who knows what he's doing.
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He is a seriously smart guy and quickly putting aside the Tesla Cybertruck disaster last year, his success is undeniable.He has continuously bounced back from all of his professional disasters...
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Meaning that it will certainly take a lot to drag this man down.Now, putting aside his professional life...
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It's time to talk about his personal life.Since 2018, Musk has been in a relationship with Canadian musician, Grimes.
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Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, went public with the billionaire at the Met Gala in 2018.The pair have kept their relationship very private...
And on Grimes' Instagram page, which is certainly a rollercoaster experience when scrolling through it, there is no sign at all of Musk.And after a series of unusual Instagram posts back in January...
Rumors began to circulate around Grimes being pregnant with Musk's child.Eventually, the news that everyone was waiting for came shortly after.
She revealed to the media that she was, indeed, 7-months pregnant with Musk's child.When she was asked about what kind of mother she will be...
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Grimes said music and "raving" would play a big part in it. "The baby has already been exposed to a lot of techno in the womb," she said.It was apparent that Grimes and Musk had more ideas for their child...
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Grimes announced that they planned on raising their child as gender-neutral.More specifically...
When asked, "Will you have a boy or a girl?", Grimes replied, "They may decide their fate and identity."She then went into more detail...
Talking on YouTube, Grimes added, "I don’t want to say the gender of the baby… because I feel like their privacy should be protected. I don’t think they can consent to being famous or being in public. And I don’t want to gender them in case that’s not how they feel in their life. I don’t know, I just feel like it doesn’t need to be known."Whatever Musk and Grimes feel is best for their baby...
We should completely respect that fact, but this is not their only controversial decision...This is Grimes' first baby.
But Musk already has 5 children, a set of twins and triplets with his ex-wife Justine Wilson. Now that's a lot of children.But, regardless, fans couldn't wait to see this baby...
@elonmusk @TeslaGong @PPathole @priscillabanana A pic of you holding the baby would break the internet ... please share one 🤞— Viv 🐉 (@Viv 🐉)1588658609.0
Finally, the happy day arrived for the couple.
@flcnhvy @TeslaGong @PPathole @priscillabanana https://t.co/lm30U60OtO— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)1588660456.0
Musk even decided to play around with his followers a little.
@TeslaGong @PPathole @priscillabanana https://t.co/chk0Scuixp— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)1588658383.0
The little bundle of joy appeared to be in great health...
@priscillabanana X Æ A-12 Musk— Elon Musk (@Elon Musk)1588648459.0
We were hoping it was going to be a joke...
Teacher: we've a new student in the classroom. X Æ A-12 introducing himself to the classroom: https://t.co/JpekRcxsME— Shan (@Shan)1588689635.0
Many thought there was more than meets the eye when it comes to the name...
Why? Because fans were convinced the name is code adding up the baby's actual name.One fan did a little digging...
And found that the name could be code for something else."Æ" is an e-ligature named "Ash."
@elonmusk @PPathole @priscillabanana X Ash Archangel? https://t.co/cRhNptBiU7— Viv 🐉 (@Viv 🐉)1588655444.0
Sure, it's just a tweet from a fan...
@flcnhvy @elonmusk @PPathole @priscillabanana i lowkey love this name— ⎊canyon moon🌙 (@⎊canyon moon🌙)1588695122.0
Elon Musk liked the tweet!
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And obviously, that started fuelling the conspiracy theory that "X Æ A-12" is simply a code for the baby's real name - X Ash Archangel.And Grimes herself tweeted this...
•X, the unknown variable ⚔️ •Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence) •A-12 = precursor to SR… https://t.co/Vn38xXLLiA— 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒆࿎ (@𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒆࿎)1588726461.0
Interesting...
grimes to her baby: can you say mama? say mama! X Æ A-12 Musk: https://t.co/zzmPvIbVlf— yves' saint laurent (@yves' saint laurent)1588663923.0
Twitter trolls have been having a field day with Musk's new child...
And the cruel memes just don't seem to be stopping.And when a confused fan tweeted this...
@Grimezsz @MlSSANDREAG you realize this is a human child and not an EP right— prosperity gospel fka bird world (@prosperity gospel fka bird world)1588726674.0
Grimes decided to explain her thoughts behind the name...
@mascdonna @MlSSANDREAG I think it sounds like the name of the main character in the story 🪐 I hope he vibes with t… https://t.co/yH4oH4q9PY— 𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒆࿎ (@𝑪𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒓𝒆 𝒅𝒆 𝑳𝒖𝒏𝒆࿎)1588756642.0
And it looks like she accidentally revealed the baby's gender...
@Grimezsz @mascdonna @MlSSANDREAG "He" what happened to raising the kid gender neutrally— Niall 💛💜🖤 (@Niall 💛💜🖤)1588757232.0
But it seems the couple has hit a major (legal) hurdle.
California law prohibits Indo-Arabic numerals in names.This means the pair can't actually name their baby "X Æ A-12."
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Forcing them to change their son's name.Grimes took to Instagram to reveal her baby's new name to fans.
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She revealed the long-awaited name in her Instagram comments.Introducing...
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Baby X Æ A-Xii. Yep, not really much of a difference (aka it's still, well, bizarre) - the couple simply substituted in the Roman numerals signifying "12."Fans have been left feeling just as baffled as they did before...
And the big question is ... how on earth do you pronounce this?!People aren't just confused...
@Independent They just want attention and y’all giving it to them— John PD (@John PD)1590421123.0
Many are no longer impressed...
@Complex I'm sure glad that a pair of people who treat their child's name as a nothing more than a joke are allowing to have such influence.— The Sauce Locator (@The Sauce Locator)1590419061.0
We're sure that Grimes will give us an explanation very soon...
@Complex Basically the kid don’t have a name— Jay Jay (@Jay Jay)1590410441.0