Grimes and Elon Musk Have Changed X Æ A-12's Name to Adhere to California Law
Grimes and Elon Musk have changed the name of their baby, from X Æ A-12 to X Æ A-Xii, to abide by California birth certificate rules.
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Grimes and Elon Musk have changed the name of their baby, from X Æ A-12 to X Æ A-Xii, to abide by California birth certificate rules.
Three weeks after welcoming baby X Æ A-12, Grimes revealed she and Elon Musk had changed their newborn's name, in accordance with California birth certificate rules which prohibit the inclusion of numbers. The new name's not all that different, and the pronunciation—which Grimes and Musk apparently haven't agreed on—is likely to be exactly the same.
In the comments of Grimes' latest Instagram post, one of her followers asked, "Did you change the baby name because of Californian laws? What is the baby's new name?" Grimes' response: "X Æ A-Xii." In a subsequent comment, she added, "Roman numerals. Looks better tbh."
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Emily Dixon is a British journalist who’s contributed to CNN, Teen Vogue, Time, Glamour, The Guardian, Wonderland, The Big Roundtable, Bust, and more, on everything from mental health to fashion to political activism to feminist zine collectives. She’s also a committed Beyoncé, Kacey Musgraves, and Tracee Ellis Ross fan, an enthusiastic but terrible ballet dancer, and a proud Geordie lass.