4 ms·

He really likes X. He even named one of his kids that (well X Æ A-12, with the spaces). The A-12 is indeed a reference to the plane that came out of the oxcar

He really likes X. He even named one of his kids that (well X Æ A-12, with the spaces). The A-12 is indeed a reference to the plane that came out of the oxcart project. Æ Musk pronounces "Ash" which is apparently an accepted name for the character, which was (among other things) used as a latinization of the futhorc rune[1] that means "ash tree" 1: HN won't let me paste the rune, not sure if it's limited to BMP on purpose but you can see it on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansuz_(rune) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ansuz_(rune)

segasaturn 3y ago
They government let him name his kids that? I remember a story a long time ago about a couple that tried to name their kid "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" which is about as meaningful as "X AE A-12", but was blocked by naming laws
- eurleif 3y ago
  That was in Sweden, which has naming laws. The US does not have similar laws.
  - chimeracoder 3y ago
    > That was in Sweden, which has naming laws. The US does not have similar laws. The US doesn't have the same sort of naming laws that are common in European countries, but there are state-specific limits around what you can have in a legal name. Specifically, in California, you cannot have diacritic marks in a name, which is part of why people were shocked that Musk was able to name his child X Æ A-12, when someone named Ramón Núñez will have their legal name as "Ramon Nunez" in California.
yowzadave 3y ago
Two kids! (A girl, named Exa, in addition to X).
- tumsfestival 3y ago
  Exa sounds stupid, but at least it makes sense.
Symbiote 3y ago
Ironically, Æ is the most useful part of this child's name. Ash short for Ashley or Ashleigh is common for girls and boys in Britain. Wikipedia suggests the name is mostly for girls in the USA.
- aidenn0 3y ago
  I live in the US and "mostly for girls" is an understatement. I'm not denying that there might be a few boys named Ashley, but it's now considered about as feminine as "Susan" or "Emily"

segasaturn 3y ago

They government let him name his kids that? I remember a story a long time ago about a couple that tried to name their kid "Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116" which is about as meaningful as "X AE A-12", but was blocked by naming laws

eurleif 3y ago
That was in Sweden, which has naming laws. The US does not have similar laws.
- chimeracoder 3y ago
  > That was in Sweden, which has naming laws. The US does not have similar laws. The US doesn't have the same sort of naming laws that are common in European countries, but there are state-specific limits around what you can have in a legal name. Specifically, in California, you cannot have diacritic marks in a name, which is part of why people were shocked that Musk was able to name his child X Æ A-12, when someone named Ramón Núñez will have their legal name as "Ramon Nunez" in California.

yowzadave 3y ago

Two kids! (A girl, named Exa, in addition to X).

tumsfestival 3y ago
Exa sounds stupid, but at least it makes sense.

Symbiote 3y ago

Ironically, Æ is the most useful part of this child's name. Ash short for Ashley or Ashleigh is common for girls and boys in Britain. Wikipedia suggests the name is mostly for girls in the USA.

aidenn0 3y ago
I live in the US and "mostly for girls" is an understatement. I'm not denying that there might be a few boys named Ashley, but it's now considered about as feminine as "Susan" or "Emily"