It’s official, Grimes and Elon Musk have indeed named their newborn son X Æ A-12 and it seems the seemingly random name holds a lot of meaning. The couple welcomed their first child together on Tuesday (5 May) and announced they had chosen the unusual moniker of X Æ A-12.
Since then, most have been scratching their heads and trying to work out how to pronounce the name and decipher the meaning behind it.
Well, Grimes – real name Claire Boucher – has clarified at least one of those. Confirming that their child is named X Æ A-12, Grimes tweeted hours after giving birth: ‘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,