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Grimes reveals she and Elon Musk were forced to change newborn son’s bizarre name to comply with California law

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GRIMES has revealed that she and Elon Musk were forced to change their newborn son's official name to comply with California law.

The Canadian singer, 32, explained in her Instagram comments yesterday that the baby's name has changed from X Æ A-12, pronounced 'Ex Ash A12', to X Æ A-Xii.

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Grimes has revealed that she and Elon Musk were forced to change their newborn son's official name to comply with California lawCredit: Getty - Contributor

Although the difference is slight, the singer said they needed to alter '12' from their little one's moniker as California law prohibits Indo-Arabic numerals in names.

Altering it to abide by the law, the couple substituted '12' for the number in Roman numerals, X Æ A-Xii.

Grimes' explanation came after a fan asked the songstress, whose real name is Claire Boucher, for clarity on the baby's name on Instagram.

They penned: "Did you change the baby name because of Californian laws? What is the baby's new name?"

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She explained in her Instagram comments that the baby's name has changed from X Æ A-12 (pronounced 'Ex Ash A12') to X Æ A-XiiCredit: Instagram

Replying to the comment, she shared: "X Æ A-Xii".

The reply then cause another fan to weigh in on the name change and wrote: "Nice! Just removed the numbers to confirm to California law."

"Roman numerals," Grimes added. "Looks better tbh".

The new mother also added that "one dash is allowed" in a name under California law.

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The singer discussed the altered spelling in her commentsCredit: Instagram
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The 32-year-old pictured when she was pregnantCredit: Twitter

Earlier this month, it was reported by TMZ that the couple couldn't call their baby X Æ A-12 as California law bans symbols in names.

It is against the law in California – where the baby was born – to include numbers or symbols in a name, according to a supervisor at the Department of Public Health Vital Records Office in Los Angeles.

The law states names must only include the 26 letters of the English alphabet.

However, they appear to have come to an arrangement with the latest incarnation of their son's name.

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Previously, Grimes explained the meaning behind the unusual moniker on TwitterCredit: Twitter
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Grimes and Elon welcomed their son on May 4Credit: Twitter

Previously, Grimes, who welcomed her son on May 4, explained the meaning behind the unusual moniker on Twitter: "X, the unknown variable.

"Æ, my elven spelling of Ai (love &/or Artificial intelligence).

"A-12 = precursor to SR-17 (our favorite aircraft). No weapons, no defenses, just speed. Great in battle, but non-violent + (A=Archangel, my favorite song)."

The Canadian native announced she was pregnant back in January with a photo in which a baby appeared to be superimposed on her stomach.

She wrote: "I thought about censoring them [her nipples] for a hot minute haha (this may get taken down anyway) but the photo is so much less feral without the nipples.

"Plus being knocked up is a very feral & war-like state of being. Might as well be what it is."

It is Grimes' first child, while Tesla boss Musk already has five children of his own - Nevada, Griffin, Kai, Xavier, Saxon, and Damien.