People are once again fascinated with Elon Musk and Grimes' relationship after they welcomed their first child last week, and controversially decided to name him, "X Æ A-12".
The outspoken Tesla CEO and the Canadian singer confirmed the birth of their son on social media, with Musk revealing the news to his 33.6 million Twitter followers by writing: "Mom & baby all good."
The pair first met on Twitter, bonding over their shared interest in artificial intelligence. They then made their public debut as a couple at the 2018 Met Gala.
Now, the 48-year-old has offered some insight into his relationship with the electronic artist, with the help of Keeping up with the Kardashians star, Kylie Jenner.
Musk shared a picture of a meme of Kylie cradling her baby bump - while she was pregnant with her 2-year-old daughter, Stormi Webster - which reads, "Next thing I knew, I was pregnant". The meme features the caption, "when you see a guy walk by wearing light up Sketchers."
Musk reposted the meme to his Twitter account, adding "That’s pretty much what happened."
The unusual nature of Musk and Grimes' has prompted a flurry of tweets regarding its pronunciation. One Twitter user has suggested that it is pronounced, "X Ash Archangel".
The tweet, which explained the origins of the name, was liked by Musk, implying it could be correct. The Twitter user says that the name alludes to the Scandinavian alphabet, in which Æ is pronounced “ash”.
Per the Independent, A-12 is known to be a reference to the Lockheed A-12, a CIA aircraft codenamed Archangel.
And during his recent appearance on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Musk clarified the pronunciation of "X Æ A-12", saying "It’s just X, the letter X, and then the Æ is pronounced ash, and A-12 is my contribution."
Earlier this week, Musk's mom, Maye, shared a picture of her son looking lovingly at his new arrival, in which she referred to the little one as 'X' in the sweet post.
"X, welcome to this world. You are so adorable, Maye tweeted.
