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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Olivia Petter

Grimes shares video of newborn son X Æ A-12 lying on Elon Musk's chest

Grimes has shared a heartwarming video of her boyfriend Elon Musk holding their newborn son, X Æ A-12.

The Canadian singer gave birth to her first child with the Tesla CEO on 4 May and up until now has not shared any photographs or videos of him.

On Sunday evening, Grimes posted a short clip on Instagram that showed Musk cuddling X Æ A-12 on his chest.

Grimes captioned the video with two pink heart emojis on top.

The video comes after the singer revealed the meaning behind her son’s unusual name.

(Instagram/@grimes)

Writing on Twitter, the 32-year-old explained that the name includes references to the couple’s favourite aircraft, SR-71 (which Grimes accidentally referenced as SR-17), and the elven spelling of AI.

The first “X” is a reference to the unknown variable commonly used in mathematical sums.

“Æ”, which comes next, is the Elven spelling of AI, which is shorthand for artificial intelligence and translates to “love” in several languages such as Mandarin and Japanese.

Next in the name is “A-12”, which Grimes explains is a precursor to the aircraft SR-17, which she and Musk love because it is “great in battle but non-violent”.

“No weapons, no defenses, just speed,” she adds.

The A in ”A-12” is also short for Archangel, which Grimes says is her favourite song. However, it isn’t clear which song titled “Archangel” the singer is referring to.

Grimes concluded her explanation with a sword emoji next to a rat emoji with the words “metal rat”.

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