discover the original first names of their children

Present at Donald Trump’s inauguration this Monday, January 20, Elon Musk is the father of twelve children, three of whom were born from his relationship with his ex-partner, the singer Grimes. For each of them, the boss of X and the artist went off the beaten track in the choice of first names.

The richest man in the world, boss of X and Tesla, advisor to the White House but above all father of a family. In the front row during the inauguration of Donald Trump, which took place this Monday, January 20 in Washington, Elon Musk is at the head of a large tribe made up of twelve children born from three different unions. And for the last members of the clan, the fruit of his past love affair with the singer Grimes, the engineer did not lack originality in choosing their first names. In 2020, the ex-couple caused a lot of ink to flow by naming their son X AE A-XII. While many Internet users initially thought it was a joke, the Quebec artist revealed the meaning on social networks. “X, the unknown variable, æ, that I pronounce “ai” for artificial love or intelligence, A-12 which is the precursor of SR-17 (our favorite plane) [il s’agit sans doute du Lockheed SR-71, l’avion le plus rapide du monde, ndlr]no weapons or defenses, just speed. Strong in combat but not violent. The A also means Archangel, my favorite song”she explained in her publication spotted by our colleagues at Paris Match .

A year later, the businessman and the musician welcomed their second child, a daughter born to a surrogate mother. His first name? Exa Dark Siderael. “Exa for exaflop computing power, Dark for the absence of photons, and Siderael, sidereal in Elvish language”the magazine reported Madame Figaro specifying that her parents nickname her “Y”. Not excluding the idea of ​​a third child, despite their “semi-separation”, Elon Musk and Grimes created a surprise by announcing the birth of a boy named Techno Mechanicus, in July 2023. Fans of diminutives, the ex-lovers opted for “Tau”. If they had found common ground for the names of their children, Elon Musk and Grimes are now engaged in a merciless legal battle for their custody.

Elon Musk: this $35 million mansion bought for his children

Nothing is too good for its offspring. Anxious to create cohesion between them, Elon Musk recently acquired a “secret complex” for 35 million dollars (around 32 million euros, editor’s note) in Austin, Texas, as reported by New York Times. This large-scale purchase would include three mansions located close to each other. The businessman would have confided to relatives that he wanted his children “grow together”being an integral part of each other’s lives. And if his elders became adults, Elon Musk would have assured that there are “I like it” for them. With the American tabloid, a source also indicated that the person close to Donald Trump would like his ex-wives as well as his current partner Shivon Alice Zilis to live in this villa. A project which will perhaps ease tensions between Elon Musk and some of his children.