Grimes and Elon Musk tweak baby's name to comply with Californian law

Grimes and Elon Musk's son has had the most controversial name of the year. Initially naming him as X Æ A 12, the couple left fans confused about the meaning and pronunciation of their son's name.

Grimes and Elon Musk's legal name for their son has been confirmed in a birth certificate filing.The couple had planned to call the little boy X Æ A-12 (pronounced 'Ex Ash A Twelve'), but the law in his birth state of California does not allow numbers to be used in official names.Answering fans' queries on her Instagram account, the 32-year-old singer recently revealed that the baby's official name had been changed to X Æ A-Xii, with the Roman numerals signifying the number 12 used

Grimes and Elon Musk made a slight tweak to their newborn son X Æ A-12’s name on his birth certificate.The infant’s first name is X on the certificate, obtained by TMZ. His middle name is AE A-XII since birth names in California have to follow the English alphabet, excluding numbers and special signs.The “Delete Forever” singer, 32, gave birth to her first child and the entrepreneur’s sixth on May 4.

Grimes and Elon Musk secured their first child’s unusual name as they signed their son’s birth certificate in California.

TMZ, the couple had to make further alterations when they realised birth names must be limited to the English alphabet – no numbers or special signs – in the state of California.According to California’s rules on names, on birth certificates they must use “the 26 alphabetical letters of the English language” but can include some punctuation marks like apostrophes and dashes.Finally, they settled on X AE A-XII Musk, with first name X, middle name AE A-XII, and Musk as his surname.The couple

Farewell, X Æ A-12—we truly hardly knew ye. A mere three weeks after announcing the name that broke the internet (the internet has sustained some grievous wounds in 2020), Grimes revealed she and Elon Musk had changed their newborn baby's name, in accordance with California birth certificate rules which prohibit the inclusion of numbers.

Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed their baby boy, X Æ A-12 Musk, in early May 2020.Grimes revealed on Instagram that they'd been forced to change their son's name already.The change is due to California regulations regarding which characters can be used in names.Grimes and Elon Musk certainly chose a memorable name for their son, but the unusual moniker has already undergone some changes.In the comments of one of her Instagram posts, Grimes was asked whether she had been forced to change her baby's

Grimes and Elon Musk recently welcomed their first child, X Æ A-12 - but the couple have already had to change their little boy’s name due to California state law. After Grimes was asked by a fan on Instagram, the singer confirmed that the pair had to change the unusual moniker.

Grimes and Elon Musk have apparently changed their baby boy's unusual name to comply with California law.

Grimes and her billionaire lover Elon Musk have altered the name of their newborn son in order to comply with Californian law.

Grimes and Elon Musk have been forced to change their baby's name to comply with California law.

Singer/producer Grimes and Tesla co-founder Elon Musk confused a lot of the Internet when they unveiled of their , X Æ A-12 Musk, who was born on May 4.

What’s in a name, after all? Well, not numerical characters, apparently! At least not based on California law!

Grimes and Elon Musk are changing their son's name — but it's just as unique. 

Grimes and Elon Musk have been forced to change their baby's name to comply with California law.

After learning their little one’s unique moniker didn’t comply with California state laws, Grimes and Elon Musk have changed their newborn son’s name.

© Getty Canadian singer-songwriter Grimes (Claire Elise Boucher) attends the world premiere of 'Captain Marvel' in Hollywood, California, on March 4, 2019. (Photo by Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images) Grimes and Elon Musk have altered the name of their newborn son in order to comply with Californian law.

Grimes and Elon Musk have altered the name of their newborn son in order to comply with Californian law.