Elon Musk has made so many headlines this year that it's easy to forget the buzzy headlines that were written when he and singer Grimes gave their son, born in 2020, a truly unique 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"

The boy is 4 now, but back when he was an infant, his dad 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

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