What do Elon Musk’s children’s names mean? From Exa Dark Sideræl Musk to X Æ A-Xii
TECH mogul Elon Musk is known for being creative when it comes to naming his children.
Here is everything you need to know about the world's richest man - and the meaning of his children's unique names
How many kids does Elon Musk have?
Musk is among countless celebrities who have welcomed several children with different women.
Many were under the impression that he had 10 children altogether, but a new biography by Walter Isaacson claimed that he actually had 11.
In June 2024, according to a report from Bloomberg, Musk had secretly welcomed another child earlier that year, making him a father of 12.
What do Elon Musk's children's names mean?
Tau Techno Mechanicus
A review published by on September 9, 2023, claims that Musk and pop star Grimes secretly welcomed a third child together, a son by the name of Techno Mechanicus.
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The baby boy was born in mid-June 2022, during the week of Father's Day.
Musk later confirmed that the baby boy is called "Tau" for short, after the Greek letter for the number equal to two-time pi.
The number, which is roughly 6.28, may reference Musk's own birthday, June 28.
He took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to confirm his son's name.
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The billionaire wrote: "Tau Techno Mechanicus. Circumference/Diameter."
Some initial speculations suggested that Mechanicus - derived from the Greek word meaning mechanic - could possibly mean mechanical expertise.
Both words put together may be a hint to Musk and Grimes's respective careers.
Exa Dark Sideræl Musk
In March 2022, Musk welcomed his second child with the Grimes.
She accidentally announced the couple's baby news in an interview with .
Grimes attempted to hide her daughter's birth from the public, but the secret was revealed when a baby was heard crying upstairs during the interview.
Exa Dark Sideræl is known as Y and joins older brother X Æ A-12, who is similarly referred to as X.
Grimes and Musk named their daughter Exa Dark Sideræl because Exa comes from the computing term exaFlops.
The middle part of the name, Dark, refers to the beautiful unknown mystery of dark matter in the universe.
And Sideræl, pronounced "sigh-deer-ee-el" is a "more elven" take on the word sidereal which means star or deep space time, an alternative to earth time.
Grimes explained that the name means "The true time of the universe, star time, deep space-time, not our relative earth time".
Sidereal means “The true time of the universe, star time, deep space-time, not our relative earth time," Grimes explained.
It is also a nod to Grimes' favourite character Galadriel, from Lord of the Rings.
Strider and Azure
In July 2022, reported that Musk had quietly welcomed twins weeks before the birth of his second child with Grimes.
Musk and Shivon Zilis welcomed twins together in November 2021, the outlet reports.
Zilis is one of Musk's top executives at his company Neuralink, according to .
Both of the parents filed petitions to change the twins' names so that they could have the Musk last name.
They also filed a petition to have the mother's last name be their middle name, The Daily Mail reports.
In September 2023, Musk revealed the twins' names and genders.
Strider Zilis Musk, a baby girl, and Azure Zilis Musk, a baby boy, were photographed sitting on their parents' laps.
X Æ A-12
In May 2020, Musk and his former partner, Grimes, announced the arrival of their little boy.
He was born on May 4, 2020.
The pair initially named their newborn child X Æ A-12.
But Musk and Grimes had to change Y's older brother's name to to X AE A-XII to remove the Æ and 12 so that his birth certificate would comply to comply with state birth rules.
Unfortunately for the couple, the name was not in accordance with Californian state law, as the law prohibits Indo-Arabic numerals in names.
In an interview for Joe Rogan's podcast at the time, Musk revealed the pronunciation of his son's name.
He told Rogan that it is pronounced X-Ash-A-Twelve.
The name appeared to be partially inspired by one of the songs from Grimes' last album, 4ÆM.
Xavier and Griffin Musk
After Elon Musk and his wife Justine Wilson lost their first son Nevada Alexander Musk at 10 weeks old in 2002, the couple went on to use IVF and the couple welcomed twin boys Xavier and Griffin in April 2004.
In June 2022, Xavier filed a petition to change her gender as she wanted to be unrelated to her biological dad.
Xavier filed the paperwork in California on April 18 to change her name.
The petition reveals that she wants to be known as Vivian Jenna Wilson, reported.
She said she's changing her name because she "no longer lives with or wish to be related" to her biological father "in any way, shape or form."
Saxon, Kai and Damian Musk
In January 2006 Musk and Wilson welcomed three more boys, triplets named Saxon, Kai and Damian.
Two years later Wilson and Musk divorced, and they now share custody of their five teenage sons.
Musk has never discussed the children publicly.
Nevada Alexander Musk
Musk's first child was Nevada Alexander Musk.
He was born in 2002, two years after he married Canadian author, Justine Wilson.
Sadly, Nevada died at just 10 weeks old of sudden infant death syndrome.
Unknown
On June 22, 2024, Bloomberg reported that Musk and Shivon Zillis had welcomed another child earlier that year.
The duo previously welcomed boy-girl twins Azure and Strider in November 2021.
No additional details were revealed, including the child's name.
Neither Musk nor Zilis confirmed or commented on the report.
When did Grimes give birth to Elon Musk's children?
X and Y are the only children Musk and Grimes have together.
Y's birth in December comes just months after the couple reportedly split up.
In reference to the split, Canadian singer Grimes, real name Claire Boucher told : “I would probably refer to him as my boyfriend, but we’re very fluid. We live in separate houses. We’re best friends. We see each other all the time."
Grimes gave birth to her first child X on May 4, 2020, after beginning a relationship with Elon Musk in 2018.
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Their second child, Y was born in December 2021 via surrogate.
She also revealed that the couple plan to have more children “We’ve always wanted at least three or four.”
Could Elon Musk beome the most powerful person on the planet?
EXCLUSIVE by Sayan Bose, Foreign News Reporter
ELON Musk is set to become the most powerful man on the planet if Donald Trump wins the US election, it has been claimed.
The richest man in the world has emerged as a unique influence on the election campaign - and has become the biggest cheerleader for foe-turned-pal Trump.
Musk, who has been dubbed Trump's "shadow vice president", has gone all in to support and campaign for the former president.
Not only has he become a mega-donor for the Republican nominee, pumping millions of dollars into the GOP campaign, but also a social media strategist and a PR expert who has been working to promote Trump's MAGA agenda.
But this unlikely bromance could be a stepping stone for Musk, 53, to become the most powerful person on the planet, experts said.
Dr Alan Mendoza, political expert and executive director of leading Brit think tank Henry Jackson Society, said he seeks to become powerful in both business and politics.
He told The Sun: "There's clearly a power factor involved here.
"If you've got control of significant communications and means of communications and you've then got a friendly president who's willing to give you a push on whatever you are doing, that gives you tremendous power in the business as well as the political world.
"That is the bet Elon Musk is making. It's a bet he thinks he'll win."
For Musk, who owns several influential companies including X and SpaceX, a Trump victory could give him more control - and power - over these institutions.
David Richards, a veteran US political analyst, said Musk is helping Trump at the last minute to gain huge advantages for his businesses should he win.
He told The Sun: "It is a way for Musk to gain some influence should Trump win the election.
"He can be one of those people who has Trump's ear which could help his business potentially.
"He will gain an advantage in terms of regulations, in terms of how the government and businesses coexist, and especially his businesses.
"He has had trouble in the past with Tesla running into regulations and issues. Some things with Twitter have also caused a few ruffles of feathers.
"So he thinks if he is on the inside, he can prevent a lot of those conflicts from happening.
"In the long term, he could get direct benefit from [more] government contracts for SpaceX and some of his other ventures.
"He wants to make sure he is first in line and seen as a trustworthy and potentially useful ally to the Trump administration."
Trump even promised Musk a chance to run the US government's efficiency program - a move that could potentially allow the Tesla boss to take on the regulators he is often in conflict with and create conditions that favour him and his businesses.
If true, Musk would direct a task force to conduct a "complete financial and performance audit of the entire federal government", offering “recommendations for drastic reforms”.
But beyond a job in the administration, a Trump victory might also give Musk a chance to influence geopolitics.
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