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Whenever I hear a cool phrase somewhere, I like to exclaim "That would make a cool band name". This page is a list of such names.

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Entries Beginning with N, Page 1

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Name		Origin		Submitted by:
N.A.T.O [No Action Talk Only]		thats cool???		Akha Maulana
N.O.D. (Nation of Domination)		We came up with this during a school project. We thought it was cool because its original and sounds heavy metalish.		mike and tyler
N.W.S. ( No Warning Shots )		Well me and my friends had decided to make a band. Our first name had been Caution. But we said no because well it was gay. So we thought of No Warning Shots and then abbreviated it to N.W.S. Its cool cuz well it just sounds cool !!!		Zak
N/A		Of course that would mean "Not Applicable", as in when asked what kind of music they play. For one of those eclectic alt-pop bands.		rocky
n00ps and KRoF		spoon and fork...backwards...n00ps is my nickname		VooDooXII
Nabobs Of Negativism		I think it was President Nixon who once referred to the media as nattering nabobs of negativism. I just took off the word nattering because that's just too long. I like it because I like alliteration for one thing. I think it sounds like a punk rock, hard rock kind of band name. I'm not exactly sure what a nabob is. But, with lots of these punk rock bands with their songs that are all about being unhappy and how life sucks and being rebellious because the world (in their minds) is a miserable place, it's a great name for a band with that musical style. You know, for people who think everything is hopeless.		Edward
Nada Dada		This would have been a 'real band name' had I ever been in a 'real band'. We practised a few times in a cellar and talked about it a lot. I chose the name to wind the 'bassist' up, but since found out it means 'Nothing Given' in Spanish (thanks to Babel Fish translator) and that there is some sort of Festival named Nadadada. Why is it cool? Well apart from it's meaning in Spanish, the allusions to the Dada anti-art movement, and the silly childish 'dadada' sound. Is this a legitimate entry? Well the 'band' don't exist and never really did, and as far as I'm concerned the name is up for grabs		Chris
Nadir		Means the lowest point on Earth.		Alex
Nah, That's A Bit Obvious!!!		It suits my personality. I came up with it, as I'm grumpy and rude and stroppy. But, I am kind hearted.		Samia
The Naifes		there this dude at school that my friends call naife or naifie its so funny...they even changed the lyrics to stacy's mum (good times good times)		Strange Polly
Nailbreaker		Another riot-grrl group, along the lines of Hole or Kittie. With a name like Nailbreaker, their songs might be about dispelling gender stereotypes. Or something.		Olvan The Terrible
The Naked Barbie Hour		What is it with kids taking the clothes off of Barbie dolls? Everytime I see a Barbie she is nude and her hair is all messed up.		Mitch
The Naked Flames		When my brothers band first got together, they had to come up with a name for their first gig. I looked down at my lighter and it said something like, 'Be careful around naked flames.' So I said, 'How about The Naked Flames?' They have a different name now, but I still think that ones cool.		Cat
Naked Potato		I think it's cool because it's just so random. It's not expected. It's also got the word 'naked' in it, which is usually reason enough. I came up with it when I was searching for the perfect sn with my friends..I decided on someting similar, but it now reminds me of the mango charactor on snl..(I don't know why, but it's cool enough to me..A wrinkled old man with no clothes on and with a russian accent mutteriung things like, 'I am the very much will be sexy. I being am too sexy for you..) olk, a bit off subject, but to sum it all up, the naked potato could kick darth vader's ass.		Ali Morgan
Naked Toast and the Butter Knives		I have an obsession with toast and toasters. (I even wrote a song called "Toaster") My friend Jill and I were talking about what would happen if toast was "naturally buttered"....then we started talking about toast in the wild....wild, free, and naked. Naked toast being toast that isn't buttered, of course. So out of that came Naked Toast and the Butter Knives. Their hit-"Lay Some Butter on Me"		amanda
Name and the Adjective Blanks		I was telling my brother that if I ever have a band that I would name it something using the structure of Name and the Adjective Blanks (ie. my personal favorite, Saint Genevieve and the Sexy Opossums). I then realized that it's cool by itself!		saint genevieve
Name Withheld		It's not really that cool. A friend and I had a brief, doomed acoustic duo act in college and this is what we called ourselves. We thought that if anyone ever called our college radio station and requested our music, the DJ would then be able to say "And now...Name Withheld, by request." No one ever called.		Jess
Nameless		I just think it sounds cool. Like you don't need to be grouped by your name.		Rosa
Nameless Conviction		I don't know but it sounds like cool!		Thomas
Naming Convention		A term that is constantly used at work. to identify stuf. Sounds like technical speak -		Brandon Lovato
Namocatcat		My old roommate in college was dating a Filipino girl, and this was her last name. Before he started dating her, I knew of her. A bunch of guys were looking for a name for their band and I suggested this. It's very original and kind of futuristic sounding, maybe, but also amusing and fun to say. And it is not something you forget.		A
Nanook and the Blubberchewers		Yeah they could be the best jamming group north of the arctic circle.		badboybear
NaO2		The chemical formula for sodium Hydroxide, the active corrosive agent in drainpipe cleaners. It just seems to have a pathological death meal vibe to it, kind of like a combo of Cannibal Corpse and Soylent Green.		rate of decay
Nap 'Til Nine		I was talking to a friend about our plans for the evening and he said "m going to have dinner, nap 'til nine, then we'll go out." It sounds like a good name for a Ben Fold Five or Morphine type band		Nick
Napolean and the Arsenics		Napolean died of Arsenic poisioning, but the autopsy was bodged and it said he died of stomach cancer. The truth about his death was'nt revealed until the 1960's and even then most people didn't beleive it.		Henry
Narcissus		the ultimate 80's style rock band. big hair, spandex and ,of course, mirrors everywhere.		mongoloid
Narcoleptic Insomniacs		A band with this name would almost certainly be indie/new wave; their big break would be earning a supporting slot for an Interpol tour. It's a fun name I came up with out of the blue. I'd say the words are contradictory in nature but are there actual N.I.'s out there? People who can't sleep apart from spontaneous, narcoleptic bursts? I'm curious...		Nerrticus
The Narcoleptic Security Guards		I got it after watching an episode of Seinfeld. Security guards must be on full alert, and for them to have a sleeping disorder, well, the humor is quite obvious...		joe b
Narcotics For Neurotics		When one of those words is misheard for another in conversation, as my brother and I discovered, things can turn out pretty hilarious... but anyway, that's what music's supposed to be, right, your own personal therapy?		Alex
Nards		I came up with this while i was looking at mine.		Dude
Narekevoli		Backwards it says "I love Karen" but the fans would never figure that out plus it sounds weird and cool! kinda foreign		Maggie
Nat Turner and The Slaves		While studying for AP US History we looked over Nat Turner the abolitionist and the slaves he supported and we though, Imagine a band named Nat Turner and the slaves		U3
National Nipple Day		A random person shouted it at me in the hallway today.		Rahsar
Natural Disasters		It sounds cool. Instead of naming your band one type of weather, you can just call them natural disasters.		jason f
Natural Hair Colour		too many artists are dying their hair these days, can't they just be real? A band who's against fakes.		Tash
Nature Droid Duck Pirates		Me and Tirza came up with it.		Chazm
Nature Of The Beast		No explination necesary, it speaks for itself! My friend says, "Well that's the nature of the beast for ya".		Martin
Naughty Squirrels		One day I was sitting down and I look in a tree and I see three squirrels going at it, so I decided to name my band Naughty Squirrles... but we don't have three-somes, mostly because there's five of us.		Angilee
Naughty Zoot		I'm a Monty Python fan and in "Monty Python and The Holy Grail", one of the knights goes to a castle full of women and discovers that the twin zoot had faked that the grail was there. Bad naughty zoot.		Anthony Wagner
Naunie		In Walmart, I punched my brother in the stomach, and I felt bad. So I rubbed it. Then he said jokingly, "Now say 'Naughty, naughty'". But I thought he said, "Naunie".		Ashe
Naunie and the Pista Chios		I heard my brother say, "Naughty", but I thought he said, "Naunie". The second part is from a bag of pistachios that I misread, and thought it said 'Pista Chios'.		ASH
NAUSEA		i was sitting at the t.v and saw a cartoon and there was a turtle sitting down saying he was nausiouse or how ever u spell it and then it clicked that NAUSEA would be a kool name for my new band.		daniel
The Navel Semen		A pun on "Naval Seamen". Plus, it'll be cool to have a band name with both "navel" (belly button) and "semen" (no need to elaborate) in it.		Patti Page-Turner
Nazarak		We were looking in the dictionary when we found the word 'Nazarak' it means jackass:)		Ryan McIntyre
Nazi Pirate Zombie Ninjas		Four humorous memes all in one, and one heck of a humorous image to boot!		IHaveNoBrain
Nazz T. Lixx		A Motley-ized soundalike for "Nasty Licks." Could be a solo performer or a great name for a guitarist. Hair, anyone?		Chuck Fensch
Nbdy-Crs		It's "Nobody Cares," without the vowels, and pronounced "nubbdy curse." It's the curse of nobody caring, but hey, nobody cares, right?		some weirdo
Near Death Experience		An NDE can change your outlook on life. This band's music should do the same.		Peter, Simon, and Toy
Near Miss		When reporters say two planes nearly miss colliding. Isn't it two planes nearly hit each other?		Aggerman
Near Sighted Outreach		LOOOK AT IT		Jesse Anderson
Neato Fritos		I just say it sometimes. I refuse to use ordinary slang that everyone in the world copies from everyone else and then some. oh yeah and then the first album could be "Fritos are Gross".		waverly
Nebula		A scientific name, sounds magical.		Haizie
The Necco Issue		After I got an albino rat (Necco) as a pet, my dad's girlfriend said "Why would you get a rat? they're so disgusting??!!?!" And i said "Leave me alone. Necco's MY issue, get off my case!" So now we call him The Necco Issue.... it could have soemthing to do with the candy, who knows...		Dweezil
Necrophobic		A fear of the dead? Anything more wicked than that?		1SiX
Necropolis		Well, I had a stupid spelling test, and it just happened that this word came up. It means "Land of the Dead" in Latin.		Erik Silveira
Ned So Crazy		In the Simpsons episode where Ned gets put in a mental institution, Homer says 'Ned, you so crazy'. I heard it the other day and thought it was cool.		Ragcard
The Need For Speed		Watching "Top Gun". Sounds like a speed metal band. cool...		Barney
Negative Creep		It's an awesome song so I thought it would be a cool band name.		Bryce Strecker
Negative Pink		We always thought this would make a good name for a female punk band (NeGaTiVe PiNk). It also brings pregnancy tests to mind.		BellaAsteria
Negative Sides Of A Square		This was one of the many chronic jokes of my 7th grade advanced math class. We were doing something with geometry and square roots, when I suddenly asked "But WHY can't you have a negative side of a square?" I guess this one says 'we do not exist,' or at least 'our existence is questionable.'		kelpylion
Negative Zero		Error message on a calculator and general overall humor.		simmade13
Negative Zero		This was myband's name for 3 years. It was AWESOME.....Alot of people liked it because if makes no sense! You cannot have a negative zero but the logo looked cool ( Ex. -O ) and made all our fans actually THINK and use their math skillz...		Ian
The Negative Zeros				JustMeAgainstTheWorld101
The Negatives		My friend Amber and my other friend Maragrita were joking the other day and M called Amber a zero and Amber goes well you're a negative! and it came to me - The Negatives! a cool band name!		JustMeAgainstTheWorld101
Negitive Nancy		I heard someone call a person a "negitive Nancy" once, and it definatly stuck with me. With all the kooky band names out in the world, this one would fit in well.		bob
The Neglected		I think this is a cool band name for a band who are about complaining about important subjects like Rage Against The Machine (a kick a** band ). I can't remember how I made up the name because I was drunk at the time.		random-person
The Neglected		well im not sure if it's a band already but one day i was sitting at my friends houde and he was messing around saying that he got neglected and then his brother was like me too and then i said hey you two are the neglected kids		v.i.x
Negligenciado		I was thinking of 'Neglected,' but I went on this translation thing. I found it out in Portuguese.		Dunno
Negraph		A fake iPhone app from Key & Peele which let you know if you can use "the n-word" without incident. It appeared later with the "Luther, Obama's anger translator" sketch.		JeReMy
Neil Down and the Altar Boys		It has it all: religion, youth, implied inappropriate sexual activity.....what more could you ask for?		Birdie Cutlass
Nena Wapetona		I think this is cool cause it is Spanish for 'Baby Beautiful' so it should be a band name for a girl band or something like that. Or whatever u want i dont give a crap..........		Marci
Neo		Means new, as I'm sure you know. It just sounds cool.		Princess Ana
Neon		IT WOULD GO VERY WELL WITH FLASHING LIGHTS EVERYWHERE ALL OF NEON COLORS.		Amanda
neon and the flouresents		you know how bands have all the fancy lights at thier concerts right well combine a type of light with a band looking for a name and you have neon and the flouresents.		kc
Neon Black		It just sounded cool to me!		Tori
The Neon Knights		It's just something I thought up just for the purpose of posting it here. It just sounds really cool.		Edward
Nephilim		It's a human/demon hybrid, and it sounds so great!!! I'd use it, but I'm a Jesus freak! ^_^		C!
Nerb		Kinda like nerd, kinda like Nerf but just not. It's Nerb. Has no meaning so that makes it easy. And spelled backwards it is Bern, which still isn't a word but its a hommonym of a word.		Jeff
The Nerdbombers		A stupid insult from the early years of "Full House." Would be pretty funny as a band name though.		MDanel93
Nerdvana		It came from an episode of The Big Bang Theory (one of my top 3 favorite shows on TV right now). It would be a great name for a Nirvana cover band with nerdy guys.		JeReMy
Nervous Rocks		My daughter said we should go collect "nervous rocks" one day. I think she had heard the phrase "nervous wreck" somewhere. There it was though, my perfect band name.		beajerry
Nessie and the Show Girls		well first of all, how many simpsons fans remember the episode where mr. burns, homer and groundskeeper willy go too scotland to catch the lochness monster? well i was watching it and i saw him in las vegas, and well las vegas has show girls so i put 2 and 2 together and got (no not 4) Nessie and the Show Girls! Also Napolean Dynamite! Call upon the local wizards to cast a spell over the lake and all the people who wish to keep our underwater allie		i wish i was cool
Neuter the Stupid		Not that I am into genocide at all, but if it would help with the traffic problem I'm all for it!		Mitch
Neutercane		Briefly in the 1970's, weather forecasters called strange storms outside the tropics that resembled hurricanes "neutercanes".		Johnny D
Neutered Rooster		while getting drunk at the local recording studio, i was asked what a capon was? hence my reply and a band was born.		connie payne
Nevaeh		This is heaven spelled backwards, i came up with this and you can say it like this ... " Na Vae ah "		Krissi S.
Never 2 Lazy		I was messing around with cool ideas for user names and came up with this. I thought it would be a cool band name too. =)		me
Never Ending Headache		amazing it could also be a cool name for a song		No Name
Never Ending Stupidy		Its What I have So i thought to put it as a band name		Ryan 'RyKnow' gonzalez
Never Odd or Even		Well, it doesn't quite make sense. Plus, it is a palindrome, and the logo could be some sort of cool anagram.		Josh
Never the Same Place Twice		Based on a tv commercial ad for "TJ Max," women's clothing.store . They kept repeating: "TJ Max -it's never the same place twice". I kept wondering "how do you find out where the store is, if it is never at the same place twice?"!		MarjoMarjo
The Neverending Orgy-nators		Great for porno, don't you think?		Dark One
Nevermind/The Neverminders		These are two band names that I've come up with, both named after the famous Nirvana album.		Ned Riley
Nevermore		Kind of gothy?		Mandy
Neverwas And The Hasbeens		It's kinda funny and cute at the same time, like the band would be poking fun at themselves YEAH!		jay el dubbya
New Age Metal		(This was actually supposed to be a name for a genre, not a band): it was the company name for the place that manufactured the bread racks at the bakery I used to work at. Hilarious combination!!		heather em
New Damage		To me it means, 'Oh s***! This band is reinventing music as we regret to know it, and their crushing everything in their path'.		Kevin
New Entries		Great for a band name. Informing the public that they have arrived. Never gets old, because their always "New". It was the first thing I saw when I looked to the left of this blog.		Elaine
New Found Paradise				Oliver Bloxham
The New Kids On The Corner		I dunno I just liked it		Cassidy

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