Elon Musk and Grimes left the world dumbfounded when they announced the name of their newborn son: X Æ A-12 Musk. While Grimes offered fans an explanation about the meaning of the name, the pronunciation — and legality — of X Æ A-12 remains questionable.The California Department of Public Health Vital Records Handbook explains the requirements for completing a birth certificate: «The form is to be completed using the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language,» the handbook says.
Some punctuation symbols are allowed when necessary, like in a hyphenated last name or one with an apostrophe.However, using numbers is not allowed under those rules, and using pictures, like an emoji or ideogram, in a name is expressly forbidden.According