Elon Musk Explains How to Pronounce Son X Æ A-12’s Name, Says Grimes ‘Mostly Came Up’ with the Idea
NewsColony Elon Musk Explains How to Pronounce Son X Æ A-12’s Name, Says Grimes ‘Mostly Came Up’ with the Idea © Elon Musk Twitter Elon Musk and his son Elon Musk is breaking down the proper pronunciation of his son X Æ A-12 ‘s unique name. The Tesla CEO, 48, explained how to correctly address the newborn during Thursday’s episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. While speaking about his newborn, Musk shared that girlfriend and new mom Grimes was actually the one who “mostly came up with the name.” “Yeah, she’s great at names,” he said. According to Musk, X is spoken “like the letter” while “the ‘Æ’ is pronounced like ‘ash.’ “ The Space X founder went on to proudly proclaim that the A-12 part of his son’s name was his idea, saying that he wanted to pay homage to the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft built by the United States Central Intelligence Agency. “A-12 was my contribution,” he said. “The Archangel-12, the precursor to the SR-71, the coolest plane ever.”...