Twitter users have shared hilarious reactions after Grimes and Elon Musk confirmed that, indeed, their newborn son has been named X Æ A-12 Musk and explained the meaning of the name.
On Monday, May 4, billionaire techpreneur, Elon Musk and Canadian singer, Grimes, real name Claire Elise Boucher, welcomed a son. It is the 6th son for Musk but Grimes’ first child.
Elon revealed on that same Monday that their child’s name is X Æ A-12 but no one took him seriously (read here).
Grimes went on Twitter hours ago to reveal that their son has truly been named X Æ A-12 (read here). She then went on to explain the meaning, adding that the A-12 in the baby’s name was given to him after the A-12 Spy Plane.
The new mum wrote:
•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)
Elon responded to agree with her and also to correct a small mistake where Grimes wrote SR-17 instead of SR-71.
The SpaceX CEO wrote: “SR-71, but yes.”
He then added a photo of the A-12 Spy Plane and wrote: “Archangel – 12.”
Twitter users were confused and asked the parents how the name will be pronounced. Some said they were trying to damage the child’s life, others told them a child is not a science experiment or a technology device.
Some went as far as posting memes and jokes of what the baby will grow up to be and how his life will turn out.
See some Twitter reactions below.
Grimes: Omg his first steps! ?
X Æ A-12: pic.twitter.com/H9AKzGCdq7
— Andres (@andresparra117) May 6, 2020
