Make cool band names with the Band Name Generator. A free and online cool Band Name Generator. Cool band names for your rock group.
The generator makes cool band names. It uses complex random algorithms to make creative and cool band names. Over 6 million unique and random names.
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The Band Name Generator is an online and free web application. It makes cool band names for you and your band. Fast and easy. The generator makes creative, funky and cool band names.
The Band Name Generator makes the names by combining different words to new and random combinations. The words is a mixture of nouns, verbs, adverbs and adjectives. Sometimes a fantasy inspired name is thrown into the word arrays just to add a final twist.
The word arrays have been updated several times. Each time you increase the numbers of words to choose from the number of unique combinations also increase. The result is even more cool band names.
But numbers alone can't do it. A complex random algorithm controls the output of the generator. The combination of rich word arrays and complex random functions result in more cool band names.
If the Band Name Generator didn't make the cool band name you were looking for, you will find inspiration to create a cool name yourself.
A generator is a rather simple machinery and won't be able to find and recognize any subtle meanings and hints that often distinguish the good band name from the great band name.
You can't expect a machine intelligence too make the perfect name. But it sure can help you get your own ideas for cool names.
I have adjusted the word lists and random functions to make more hardcore metal band names. So the generator is also a metal band name generator now.
The new "metal band name generator" make cool names for several heavy metal genres. Heavy metal genres like death metal, black metal and doom metal.
All your names are saved to a list, so if you get a little trigger happy, and generate new ones too fast, you can still see them in the list. Just remember to save the list before you leave the page.
From the save list you can also perform a domain availability check of the band name ideas. Just click the suggested name you want to check. If the domain is already taken alternative suggestions are made by the internet domain checker.
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A cool band name can be created in many ways, and it is no easy task creating it.
Some times the name of an orchestra is carefully constructed after some higher ideas or even ideals. Other times it comes from a random sentence, a book, a song title.
Often the process of making a band name can be both painful and long. Everybody are expect perfection and everybody has a different taste and preferences for what is really cool.
And it actually pretty difficult to say when you actually hit the real thing and have made the perfect name. In fact only history will tell.
A good way to test if your ideas is hot or not, is to ask people outside the band what they think.
And also remember to ask your coming audience about the name. Not your mom, your auntie or sister, but people who listen to the kind of music your band plays.
Only your coming audience can really tell, if it sends the right signals, the right attitude, and express the feeling of the music that you play.
Here's a short list with some of the most famous and best band names through history.
This is just a few examples of great band names.
For a more complete list check the list of band name etymology at the Wikipedia. The list is quite impressive and the band names origins are explained and referenced quite thoroughly.
Here are some examples on cool band names from real life:
REM, ACDC and ABBA are all pretty cool names for a band. All the bands used an acronym to make their name. REM is a acronym for "Rapid Eye Movement". It was was generated by a random look up in a dictionary.
AC/DC is a acronym from science, alternating current/direct current. AC/DC is also slang for bisexual, but the according to ACDC they apparently didn't know that, when they created the name. AC/DC is definitely a cool rock name.
ABBA used the initials of the band members. And they're were pretty lucky with the ring of that.
U2 and UB40 are unemployment forms. The rock band U2 and pop orchestra UB40 both made their band names from these forms. Many musicians strives to make money early in their carrier, and it quite normal for rock band members to be in contact with social security systems in their home countries.
Also a lot of examples of of great band names inspired from animals, like The Animals themselves. ;) Other examples is The Yardbirds, The White Snakes and The Black Crows. Pretty obvious using cool animals for naming the band.
Many bands has found ideas and inspiration in art. It could be from movies, books , cartoons, paintings, theaters etc.
A couple of examples of cool examples is Coldplay and Collective Soul. Both names are created from books. Coldplay is from a collection of poems and Collective soul is the name of a novel.
A random generator can not, by the very definition of random, make cool band names with hidden meanings. At least no by design. But with the help of random and randomness it sure can make both casual and cool rock band names by accident.
As history also shows many cool and great band names has been created by accident.
If you wanna read more about famous bands, their history and origin, visit the band names origins list.
The list contains lots of bands and explanations on how their names were created.
For some alternative band names browse my site and try out some of my other name generators. Here's a handful that might give you that alternative expression you are looking for.
You can start with the Evil Name Generator if you are looking for some evil heavy rock or metal names.
At the Codename Generator. Where you can find more humorous and surprising band names.
Also the Superhero Generator that makes more funny, heroic or epic band names is worth a visit. Especially if you are looking for the funny or corny twist.
Or finally the Clan Name Generator that makes mysterious or surreal sounding names because it is based on a fantasy universe. Might be perfect for the more artistic orchestras that maybe want a more abstract band name.
The Band Name Generator is very easy to use. It has a clean and logical user interface. Big buttons and clear text. Very easy to overview the interface and instantly grasp the functionality.
Just hit the button and the generator will make a creative band name. If you don't like the first name, just give it another shot, and a new cool band name will be generated.
The Orchestra Name Generator is programmed in JavaScript. It means generation is done locally in your browser. Locally generation gives great speed and absolutely no waiting time.