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Elon Musk has once again changed his profile name on Twitter (now X). As on May 17, 2025, the tech billionaire has updated his name on the microblogging platform to Kekius Maximus . This comes days after Musk changed his profile name to Gorklon Rust . The Tesla CEO has also updated his profile image. It now has a picture of Elon Musk in armour with the text “Emperor Kekius Maximus write on it.

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Notably, this is the second time Musk has changed his name to Kekius Maximus on Twitter. He updated his profile name to Kekius Maximus in December last year.

What is Kekius Maximus

Kekius Maximus appears to be a playful or satirical combination of a few elements. It is a made-up name that sounds like a Roman emperor, but it's based on internet jokes.

"Kek" is a word people online use instead of "lol" (laugh out loud). "Maximus" is a Latin word that means "the greatest" or "very big."


Put together, "Kekius Maximus" is likely a meme-based Roman-style name, meant to sound grandiose while referencing internet humor or meme culture.

Kekius Maximus crypto coin price surges after Musk's name change
Kekius Maximus (KEKIUS) is a cryptocurrency that has recently gained strong attention from both investors and crypto enthusiasts. As of today, the price of KEKIUS is $0.04581, with a 24-hour trading volume of $44,907,610, reflecting a 72.21% increase in value over the past day.


Elon Musk’s name change on Twitter

As mentioned above, this is not the first time that Elon Musk changed his name on Twitter. Earlier this month, Musk altered his profile name to ‘Gorklon Rust’ from Elon Musk. ‘Gorklon Rust’ is also the name of a meme coin which is circulating on the Solana blockchain. Currently, the meme coin is being traded on decentralised platforms line PumpSwap, Raydium, and Meteora.

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