Singer, Grimes confirms she and Elon Musk have named their newborn baby X Æ A-12

Singer, Grimes confirms she and Elon Musk have named their newborn baby X Æ A-12

Grimes has confirmed that she and partner Elon Musk have named their newborn son X Æ A-12.

 

The 32-year-old singer, who gave birth Monday, took to Twitter to explain that each of the characters in the baby’s bizarre name represents something special to the couple.

‘X [represents] the unknown variable,’ Grimes wrote, referring to the first letter of X Æ A-12’s name.

She then went on to explain that the next symbol in her son’s name was inspired by fantastical elves.

‘Æ is the the Elven spelling of of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence),’ she stated.

The final symbol in the name, Grimes explained, is a reference the A-12 aircraft built for the CIA in the 1960s.

‘A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent,’ the star stated.

She also added that A additionally stands for ‘Archangel’, ‘her favorite song’.

Grimes then ended her odd tweet by sharing emojis of crossed swords and a mouse – writing ‘Metal rat’.