Elon Musk X Name: The world's richest man and owner of X (earlier Twitter), Elon Musk is once again in the headlines. This time the reason is his new username 'Gorklon Rust', which people are surprised to see and speculations are being made on its meaning. Musk has changed his name for the third time in the last six months. Earlier he has adopted the names 'Kekius Maximus' (December 2024) and 'Harry Bolz' (February 2025). Let us know what secret is hidden behind this new name.
What is the meaning of Gorklon Rust
The word 'Gorklon' has a glimpse of 'Grok', an AI chatbot created by xAI. 'klon' may indicate 'clone', meaning that Musk may have created a 'clone of Grok'. On the other hand, 'Rust' is a programming language that xAI uses in its technology stack. In such a situation, the full name can point to a possible AI tech experiment "Grok's clone made in Rust".
Crypto connection also possible
Some people on the Internet believe that Musk's name change may not be just a joke but a strategy. A meme coin named 'Gork' already exists on the Solana blockchain. Musk may want to promote this cryptocurrency by bringing it into discussion. Recently, Musk tagged a handle named 'Gork' on X which is different from the official 'Grok' account. This new handle is known for giving very funny and sarcastic answers.
Where did the inspiration for the name Grok come from?
According to the information, the word 'Grok' was first used by Elon Musk when he launched the AI chatbot. This word is taken from the famous science fiction book The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which means to understand something in depth. So far, three versions of Grok have been released, and Musk is soon going to launch the Grok 3.5 model.