Elon Musk has a baby and the world can't stop talking about his name
Op IndiaTech Entrepreneur Elon Musk on Tuesday took to the microblogging website Twitter to announce that he and his girlfriend Grimes are now proud parents to a baby boy. On Monday, Elon Musk had announced that Grimes was “a few hours away” from giving birth and now, the world can’t stop talking about the name of the baby. Musk’s first son reportedly died of sudden infant death syndrome at 10 weeks old back in 2002 When asked to disclose the name of the newborn boy, Musk replied, “X Æ A-12 Musk.” X Æ A-12 Musk — Elon Musk May 5, 2020 However, it is unclear whether Musk was serious about the name or if he was being cryptic or simply joking around. The unusual name caused many on Twitter to wonder as to how the name is pronounced, with one of the Twitter users suggesting “X Ash Archangel.” The tweet indicated that the genesis of the name could be possibly related to the Scandinavian alphabet Æ, which is pronounced as “ash”.