Grimes and Elon Musk have altered the name of their newborn son in order to comply with Californian law. Their child, who arrived earlier this month, was initially called X Æ A-12 (pronounced ‘Ex Ash A Twelve’), but the law in his birth state does not allow numbers to be used in official names.
Answering fans’ queries on her Instagram account, the 32-year-old singer revealed that the baby’s official name is now written X Æ A-Xii, with the Roman numerals signifying the number 12 instead.
An Instagram user asked: “Did you change the baby name because of Californian laws ? What is the baby’s new name?” Grimes responded by writing: “X Æ A-Xii,” prompting a different Instagram user to write: “Nice!
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