Grimes Claps Back At Elon Musk For Correcting Explanation Of Son’s Name

Singer Claire Elise Boucher, aka Grimes, and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk welcomed a son together on May 4, 2020, just two years after they first started dating in May 2018. Musk has five other kids - twins Griffin and Xavier and triplets Damian, Saxon, and Kai - from his previous marriage to Justine Musk. Shortly after Musk confirmed that both Grimes and their son were in good health, he shared the little guy’s name — X Æ A-12 Musk, apparently. But is that really how it’s supposed to be pronounced? As you might imagine, the answer is complicated. As it turns out, the moniker is a nod to the couple’s favorite things, as the singer relayed on Twitter. “X“ stands for the “unknown variable,“ the diphthong Æ stands for what Grimes called her “elven spelling of Ai,“ and A-12 is a kind of aircraft the couple purports to enjoy, which is reportedly also known as the Archangel. Archangel also happens to be the title of Grimes’ favorite song, as she me