The couple announced the birth and the unique name of their son this week, but many thought the name was not serious, the BBC reported.
Grimes shortly after went to Twitter to explain where they came up with X Æ A-12.
•X, the unknown variable ⚔️
— ꧁ ༒ Gℜiꪔ⃕es ༒꧂ 🍓🐉🎀 小仙女 (@Grimezsz) May 6, 2020
•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)
There are rules in The Golden State that says no pictographs, ideograms and diacritical marks can be in a name when it's on a birth register. Names have to be limited to the 26 letters in the alphabet, BBC reported.
Other punctuation symbols are permitted if needed, CBS News reported.
Click here to read the regulations from the California Department of Public Health - Vital Records.
This is Grimes', whose real name is Claire Boucher, first child but the sixth for Musk. He is the father to a set of twins and a set of triplets from a previous marriage, USA Today, reported.
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