We are looking at how to pronounce the name
newborn baby of Canadian Singer Grimes’
and Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk, spelt X Æ A-12.
It is unclear at this point if this is the
actual name of the baby, and how the parents
will want it to be pronounced if it turns
out to be.
Congrats to Grimes & Elon in any case.
Some have speculated that it might be a code
tweeted by Elon to say the name is Xavier,
others wonder if it might be a joke.
For what we know or can speculate upon, this
name could be pronounced as X, pretty straightforward:
X.
Then the letters"Æ" together is a latin symbol
known as an ash, whose sound is somewhere
in between A and E, like an A in ‘cat’
or ‘bad’, so Æ, and finally A-12, which
in English would be said A12.
So overall: X Æ A-12.
X Æ A-12 is as good a speculation on how
to pronounce this name as we can make at this
point.
We’ll find out soon I’m sure…
Links to reference articles used to make this
video in the video description.
Cheers.
