But, the wait is all over! The Tesla chief, in a recent interview gave all the answers. While recording a podcast with American comedian Joe Rogan, Musk said, “First of all, my partner’s the one that mostly came up with the name. I mean it’s just X, the letter X, and the ‘Æ’ is pronounced, ‘Ash,’ and then, A-12 is my contribution and it is just pronounced as A-12.”
He then elaborated that ‘A-12’ stood for “Archangel 12, the precursor to the SR-71, coolest plane ever.”
Therefore, the final pronunciation of the name is, "X Ash A Twelve."
Grimes also took to Twitter to explain the entire meaning of the name, two days after the baby was born. She wrote, "X, the unknown variable. Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence). A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favourite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent + (A=Archangel, my favorite song) (metal rat)." (sic)
Musk corrected her in the tweet and wrote that it is SR-71 and not 17.
Elon Musk, on the podcast, also mentioned that the baby was born on May 4 which was the perfect day for him. May 4, is also known as Star Wars Day. 'May the force be with you,' is a famous dialogue from the movie series which sounds quite similar to, 'May the fourth be with you,' which is precisely why the day has been named as Star Wars day.
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