Band names: Origins and Meanings

[Tuearts right boot]

Lady Gaga, named after her husband, Lord Gaga of Whimbourne.

 

[Bluesince1979]

The Smiths - after a packet of crisps. Possibly cheese & onion.

And there was me thinking it was after The Smiths that were hindley and bradys sister/brother in law

 

[KS55]

Bowie, as The Monkees had Davy Jones as their lead singer, he changed his name from Jones to Bowie, after the knife.

Ha, line from the film said to Jim Bowie after he had given up the knife: “Do you still wear the sheath?”

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Thompson twins - after the twins in tintin

And they got it wrong. The characters were called Thompson and Thomson so were in fact unrelated.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

The Silmarillion by JRR Tolkien. They removed the first three letters from their name early on.

 

[Mozzer]

The Smiths - after a packet of crisps. Possibly cheese & onion.

I was always under the impression they were named after Salt and Vinegar Monster Munch but I'm not going to get into an argument about it.

 

[Citizen of Legoland]

Tin Lizzie from The Dandy and how an Irishman apparently might pronounce Thin Lizzy.

 

[Bill Walker]

The Smiths - after a packet of crisps. Possibly cheese & onion.

Not bland enough

 

[Bill Walker]

Pink Floyd.....named after Jimmy Floyd Hasslebank when they saw him wearing pink boots

 

[JASR]

Blossoms - pub on the A6 in Stockport where they met