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SpaceX aerospace company boss Elon Musk and his musician girlfriend Grimes turned the Internet on when they announced that their newborn son’s name was XÆ A-12 Musk.
The duo announced the unusual name on Twitter after the baby was born on May 4.
Since then, Musk has broken down the pronunciation of the name on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, presented by American comedian and television presenter Joe Rogan.
The podcast, which aired on Thursday, explained how the X is pronounced “like the letter X”, it is pronounced “ash” and it is said A-12 as it appears.
So “X-Ash-A-twelve”.
However, the state of California has something to say about the name.
Matt Conens of the California Department of Public Health Office of Public Affairs wrote in an email to USA Nowadays: “A name such as ‘XÆ A-12’ would not be allowed. Vital records must be completed with the 26 English alphabetic characters and appropriate punctuation such as hyphens, apostrophes, periods and commas.” – The Straits Times / Asia News Network
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