How Do You Pronounce Elon Musk's Son's Name, 'X Æ A-12'?

Elon Musk and singer Grimes have three children together, and all of them have unique names. They have a daughter, Exa Dark Sideræl, age 3, and a son, Tau Techno Mechanicus, age 2. But their oldest child, age 4, who showed up in the Oval Office recently, much to mom Grimes' reported dismay, has a rather complicated full name. The boy goes by X, the same letter as the name Musk gave to Twitter and uses in SpaceX. But his full name is more complicated. It's "X Æ A-12" and, when he was born in 2020, Musk appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast and confirmed the name's pronunciation. "How do you say the name?" Rogan asked. "Is it a placeholder?" Apparently not. Musk said at the time that the name is pronounced "X Ash A Twelve." ("Æ" is a character used in some languages, including Danish and Norwegian. It's often pronounced "ash," but some people pronounce each letter, saying "A E.") "First of all, my partner's the one that mostly came up with the name," Musk said of Grimes. "I m ... Read full article.