Elon Musk And Grimes’ Choice Of Baby Name Might Not Be Accepted In California
As we previously reported, Elon Musk and Grimes welcomed their new baby earlier this week. While sharing a sweet picture of their newborn on social media, the couple also revealed the name of their son.
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The Tesla CEO tweeted that their baby’s name is X Æ A-12 Musk. Some took it as a joke but Grimes confirmed that it was indeed his real name.
Now, CNN reports that the name might not even be accepted in California! The news site notes that names can only use the 26 alphabetical characters of the English language, according to the state constitution. The law also states that symbols and numbers cannot be used in the registering of a legal name.
Family law attorney David Glass also confirmed this law to People Magazine. Glass said that while the couple’s choice of name for their child wasn’t technically illegal, it wouldn’t be accepted as valid by the state of California.
“In California, you can only use the ’26 characters’ of the English language in your baby name,” Glass said. “Thus, you can’t have numbers, Roman numerals, accents, umlauts, or other symbols or emojis. Although an apostrophe, for a name like ‘O’Connor,’ is acceptable.”
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