X Æ A-12 was announced in May 2020 as the name of the son born to Elon Musk and musician Grimes, and the announcement immediately went viral for its mix of letters, a ligature, and a number. Grimes explained the elements online, referencing the elven spelling of AI and the A-12 aircraft, while Musk described the pronunciation in interviews. Because California rules do not allow numbers or symbols in names, it was later adjusted to X Æ A-Xii, but the original version remains the one used in memes and reaction clips.
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The X Æ A-12 pronunciation clip of Elon Musk and Grimes explaining their baby's unusual name, often used in memes about confusing celebrity names.
This short clip captures the spoken pronunciation of X Æ A-12, the name Elon Musk and Grimes gave their son. The voice spells out the unusual combination of letters and symbols in a calm, matter-of-fact tone, which makes the name sound even stranger out of context. Listeners usually react with confusion or amusement because the pronunciation does not match how the characters look on screen. Used as a punchline, it highlights how bizarre and unpronounceable the name seems to most people hearing it for the first time.
