via instagram.com/grimesMusicNewsMusic / NewsGrimes and Elon Musk change baby’s name to comply with California lawHe will now be known as ‘X Æ A-Xii’ShareLink copied ✔️May 26, 2020May 26, 2020TextSelim Bulut It’s official: Grimes and Elon Musk have changed their baby’s name to comply with California law. Earlier this month, the couple welcomed a baby boy into their family, and revealed his name to be ‘X Æ A-12’. But after reports emerged that California law does not allow the use of numbers in newly registered names, there were rumours that Grimes and Musk might have to find a new name. And they have, sort of. The child will be known by the similar, but slightly different, ‘X Æ A-Xii’. While neither Grimes nor Musk have stated that the law is the reason that they changed the name, Grimes did respond to a question about it on Instagram, writing, “Roman numerals. Looks better tbh.” Grimes previously explained the meaning behind the name, saying that the ‘X’ stands for “unknown variable”, and that ‘Æ’ is the Elven spelling of AI, meaning Artificial Intelligence. Grimes wrote, “It’s just X, like the letter X. Then AI. Like how you said the letter A then I.” As Consequence of Sound points out, Elon Musk offered a different explanation while speaking on Joe Rogan’s podcast: “It’s just X, the letter X. And then, the Æ is, like, pronounced ‘Ash’… and then, A-12, A-12 is my contribution,” referring to the Lockheed A-12 OXCART aircraft. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?Rising singer Liim is the crooning voice of New York CityFrench producer Malibu is an ambient antidote for the chronically online10 musicians to watch in 202610 great albums you may have missed in the last three monthsZukovstheworld on the UK Ug scene: ‘It’s modern pop music’The only tracks you need to hear from December 202511 alt Christmas anthems for the miserable and brokenhearted Last Days: The opera exploring the myth of Kurt Cobain