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Elon Musk's mum shares baby X Æ A-12's nickname which is much easier to pronounce

Elon Musk's baby has a name that appears impossible to pronounce, but the Tesla CEO's mum has revealed a solution.

Maye Musk took to Twitter on Sunday night to break her silence on her new grandchild's birth when she shared the baby boy's nickname.

Elon, 48, and his partner Grimes, 32, welcomed their baby on May 4 and almost broke the internet when he revealed they'd name him X Æ A-12.

But sharing a picture of Elon looking lovingly at his new arrival, Maye referred to the little one as 'X' in the sweet post.

"X, welcome to this world. You are so adorable, Maye tweeted.

Elon Musk's mum has shared baby X Æ A-12's nickname (Maye Musk/Twitter)
Maye Musk called her new grandchild 'X' (Maye Musk/Twitter)

"Congrats @elonmusk and @Grimezsz who will celebrate her first #MothersDay tomorrow.

"#ProudGrandma #GrandmaOf12 Love this photo by @christianamusk #AWomanMakesAPlan #ItsGreatToBe72."

Elon replied to the tweet, writing: "Love you mom."

It comes after Grimes revealed how the name X Æ A-12 should be pronounced after being quizzed by fans.

Taking to Instagram, she wrote: "It’s just X, like the letter X. Then A.I. Like how you said the letter A then I."

But Elon had a differing view.

Fans are still baffled about how to pronounce X Æ A-12's name (Elon Musk/Twitter)

"I mean it's just X, the letter X, and the 'Æ' is pronounced, 'Ash'," he said on a podcast with Joe Rogan.

He said that A-12 meant "Archangel 12, the precursor to the SR-71, coolest plane ever."

We're no less confused than we were before...

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