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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 C, Page 2

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Name		Origin		Submitted by:
Capital Eye		Absolutely positively totally I.		Eddie Brock
Capital Offense		I have no idea if this is already being used...but I was listening to "I shot the Sheriff" and just the way Eric Clapton says "Capital Offense" made me think of a grunge band.		Class-E
Capitalized Noun		duh.		wonka bar
Caps Lock		I was wondering what name to chose so i looked at my keyboard and saw caps lock. I thought that would be a cool name for a band.		Matt
Captain Brau and the Meisters		Formerly the Pledgeomatics (see entry) poor drunken college students, cheap crappy Bavarian sounding beer. Why not?		rico
Captain Codpiece and his Merry Little Fish-Fingers		Our drummer wanted our band to be called this... We said no... We settled on Ring Pirate and the Uphill Gardeners... Yup.		Frank
Captain Corkers		I found on Tumblr that someone posted the "YouTube automatic caption" version of characters from the Ratchet & Clank games. The names were Catches, Tank, Captain Corkers, Taiwan Apogee, and Docked in a Serious.		JeReMy
Captain Crunch For Lunch		Funny and rhymes, my band said no way but maybe sum1 else will like it.		mike
Captain Emo and His Band of Merry Men		This is sort of a take on Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, except Captain Emo and his Merry Men dont get along, at all.		fardwark
Captain Klepto & the Lightbulb Thieves		A mate came up with this about 10-15 years ago, when we were looking for band names. It was because someone kept stealing these special three coloured lightbulbs from a pub near him.		Tony
Captain Krook And The Lunc Box Crew		The Name has the kiddish feel to it, but fun. Stupid, but amusing.		Reanne
Captain Legend		Its my brother in law's idea. He made it our name for our Rockbnad Band...best game ever by the way		Ashlan
Captain McAllister and Handsome Pete		Two characters from the Simpsons.		Henry
Captain Nemo and the Plastic Catholics		This is my Adam and the Ants cover band name. A great name because it evokes instant recognition. CN is the hero to many, and the PC makes for astonishing and acrid conversations.		brad
Captain Oblivious		The opposite of Captain Obvious. They're not aware of too many things.		RevengeFromMars YouTube
Captain Quirk		I thought of this when thinking of band names. It's a pun of the "Star Trek" character name "Captain Kirk."		Renard
Captain Spasm and the Shakes		In high school, I had this awesome substitute teacher who said that this was his band name back in college. He also said before that, they were called "Free Beer". That would draw some crowds!		twackt
Captain Sweatpants		A minor character on the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory		JeReMy
The Captain's Log		Not necessarily a crude sexual reference. It is a chronologic historical document of record, essential, vastly important and captains of all varieties must maintain one. Trekkies remember all those "Captaons Log; Stardate..", entries in the star trek series. The rest of us remember the answer to the famous question, "What did Spock see when he went to the John."		badboybear
Captain's Wafflers		Someone picked up a package of "Captain's Wafers" at my house and misread the label as "Captain's Wafflers". Later I thought "Hmmmm....., would make a neat 'Cool Band Name'!"		D. Melody Dole, MD
Captains of Hook		A band dressed like characters from Peter Pan that has really catchy songs?		RevengeFromMars YouTube
Captian High Top and the Love Commanders		From a Mother Love Bone song; always thought it would make a great band name for someone that didn't take themselves too seriously.		Fotch
Car Crash Hearts				Iman
Car Lordes		the lord of the rings + cars = car lordes		solibee
Car Pet		its a car...and its a pet. kind of like pet rocks, but with wheels.		Kyle
Car Rex		A great name for a hard rock band with two possible origins: 1) Named after the Car-X Muffler chain. 2) It sounds like "car wrecks".		Rocky
Carbolic Smoke Ball		Heard the name during a Business Law and Ethics lecture. Would probably play some kind of steampunk music. Possibly.		Andrew
Carbon Copy Legend		I came up with this when we were learning about carbon dating in school. My teacher said carbon and legend in the same sentence. It's cool because its a electronica band.		drummin guy
Carbon Stereoxide		I just thought of...guitars and sound systems breathing carbon dioxide. :)		trashed
Carbonated Piss		I was drinking mountain dew that was a year old and said it tasted like carbonated piss.		Guest
Cardiac Arrest		i just thought of bad experiences ive had and took another bad feeling and made our name		scott sales
Cardiac Delights		I love to eat high-cholesterol meat. It makes me high! It's cool for a band with very fat members!		Jipri
Cardiovasectomy		Comes from the one or two memorable lines in "Stick It", an otherwise forgettable movie about gymnastics. One of the gymnastics students in the movie doubts that her instructor is in good enough shape to jump on a trampoline. As he declares his intention to do so, she cautions, "If you get on that tramp, you'll have a cardiovasectomy!" As he ignores her cautioning and climbs onto the trampoline anyway, she exclaims "I'LL have a cardiovasectomy!"		D. Melody Dole, MD
Careen		It's a verb meaning "to move uncontrollably", which is what you don't want to do to your career.		Opie M.
Carghay		I was listening to the radio a few days ago and it said: 'Tonight we'll be playing Man-to-man's *gay-machine* ' And with the words machine i thought of cars, and with the word gay i thought of ghay (the austrailion version of gay), so i came up with 'Carghay' (which comes to mind cargo deck). My teacher said Carghay was a type of Resonal Liquid (theres another cool band name!) but he is a laugh so Resonal Liquid might be his version of made-up words and a cool band name! Whatdoyathink?		Rox-Elizabeth
Carless Roadtrip		We thought it was cool so we named our band Carless Roadtrip.		Travis
A Carload of Carlos's		"A carload of Carlos's,(I believe there were 4 Carlos's in the car) were behind me at our local," What-a-burger" drive thru,and it kind of just came to me in a druken stupor!'		B Delgado
Carnival Knowledge		Like "carnal knowledge" but with clowns (or maybe juggalos). Could be an ICP cover band?		RevengeFromMars YouTube
Carnival of Defeat		The band name has that angst-ridden touch to it, sort of rough rock-n-roll. It was classmate's band in college, and they came up with the name from a headline in National Enquirer.		Oondy
cARNY pEOPLE		Parents hate it when you hang out with them. They are always on the road, only come out at night, and have questionable character. What would your dad say if you announced, guess what I'm gonna marry a guy, he's one of those cARNY pEOPLE ? Great name for a band		HIPPI CHIC
Carpe Noctem		I've always been on a quest to think of a cool band name, and I've finally come to it. It's courtesy of a quote from my friend Jon. We were on a Scholastic Bowl team together, and when we went out of town to stay in a hotel for Sectionals, he was talking about what we should put on our T-shirts. "We're such night owls, we should have 'Seize the Night.' Y'know instead of 'Carpe Diem'...'Carpe Noctem.'" And then I realized, "Whoa. That would be THE most awesome name for a band, ever." Why? Because it's a play on words, it rolls off the tongue, and foreign band names are the coolest. So if I'm ever in a band and I get to name it, I'll definitely call it Carpe Noctem.		Cat
The Carpet Frogs		I was sitting on the carpet with my buddies. I made a "ribbit" sound with my a**. Farts on the carpet? Blame it on the carpet frogs!		Alizza Fitzkrinkle
Carpet Samples		i was with my family shopping for carpets....hense the name		Jonah
The Carpet Tunnel		I heard a woman mispronounce "carpeltunnel" as "carpet tunnel". If there was actually a carpet tunnel, Aladdin would be a happy boy indeed.		truth
Carrero Blanco Campeon de Salto		That means Carrero Blanco, Jumping Champion. That's the name for an old forgotten Spanish punk-hardcore band. Carrero Blanco was the chosen successor to Franco, the old dictator. He was meant to follow the dictatorship. A terrorist group made a heavy bomb explode under Carrero's car when he was inside. The explosion was so big that the car went high to finish on a roof.		Frankie
Carrier of Problems..		I guess its just coz life is full of problems, theres always something wrong in peoples' lives, and I'm always having people weigh their troubles on me..		Elen
The Cars That Ate Paris		One of the original names I suggested for a parody band I was part of a couple of years ago, never seen the film, but I've always kinda thought it'd make a good band name. FYI, the band was eventually called "Randy Old People". Long story. Actually, it isn't, I just can't remember it.		Heathcliff the Cat
The Cartiers		Pronouced "cart-e-yea". Cool random French last name...what could be better?		thiery
Cartilage		My bands name is Cartilage because cartilage does a lot for your body. It is the thing that holds together joints that keep the body standing and without cartilage, you would fall apart.		Tyler HAll
The Cartridge Family		The whole family forms a "bubble-gum" group, but with Charlton Heston as the front man! Maybe they could open for The Chamber's Brothers.		princejellyfish
Caryn the Garage		It's a pun on "car in the garage" and the name Caryn (pronounced car-in)		The Mole
Casa's Harassas		Okay, you guys don't get it, but my algebra teacher's name is Mr. Casagrande, and me along with the other fellows in my band enjoy harrassing him. A band name we've considered.		Wood
The Casanova Complex		Hmmmm, me and some friends just pulled this outa our a**es		Kevin R.
Casari		I came up with it when I had a project in social studies where I had to design a C.C. cover about ancient China.		Naked Monkeys
Casey Orchestra		There was this amazingly skilled kid running sound for a show... he was about 10. his name was casey (although i'd have liked to call him doogie howser), and we were all so totally impressed that i said i would name my first band after him since he's still in school (duh) and wouldn't be able to tour with us. so there ya go.		jessica sage
Cash And Redemption		Sounds like a commentary on a materialistic society but it's really just a sign I saw at a casino.		RevengeFromMars YouTube
cassinova		I was watching this movie.. and i was like this wouldbe okay for an all dudes band..		Porsche
Castle Dracula		I think it kind of sounds like it could be a band that is really heavy on the dance/techno stuff. Or they are kind of dance/goth stuff. I mean if you are going to have a band that's gothic, isn't Castle Dracula just about perfect?		Ed
Casualty Murder				Miranda
Cat Paw Duster		I was looking through the Guinness Book of Records from a couple of years ago, and I saw this Japanese guy who'd made all these weird creations, one of them being dusters attached to a cat's paws so that it would sweep the floor as it walks along. I was instantly inspired!		Fuji-san
Cat Puke Pickup		I was sitting at band practice and my cat was on top of a shelf and it puked off of it. And it just happened to land right on top of my bass, directly on the pickups.		Darryl
Cat Toupee		I was really tired and saw a picture by Matisse. I thought it said Cat Toupee, but it was something else entirely. When I mentioned it to my friends, they all said, "Yea great name for a band - is it a toupee made from a cat or a cat wearing a toupee?" That's the mystery...		WCBM-GRUG
The Cat's Pajamas		this is the sickest saying in the world. it means your the shiz-nit!!!		zach b.
Catalyst		I was in mexico and it was our theme it means a person or event that causes great change. It would be cool for a christain band.		Laura
Catapostrophe'		Well, as one might figure, it's a hybrid of the word cat, catastrophe, and apostrophe. I just came up with it on a nice sunny day.		Joosep Ehasalu
Catastrophe		It sounds like a good name for a death metal band. You could write suicidal songs about Osama Bin Laden!		Graham Jackson
CataTonic		Catatonic describes the state of being afflicted with catatonia. ("Catatonia" is "a syndrome, especially of schitzophrenia, marked by stupor or catalepsy, often alternating with phases of excitment.") CataTonic sounds good because it puts emphasis on "Tonic," which -- you pick the definition -- has to do with music or drugs.		Medication-High Jesteress Among Royalty
Catbackwards		Yeah...amazed it's still out there...		G
Catchpenny		I didn't come up with it, and neither did you, Nate. There's a very successful band out of Minneapolis called CATCHpenny (catchpennyband.com). They're also the first thing that comes up when you type that in on Google. You guys should check the names first, just because now the name could be used by anybody.		ray
Catchpenny		I was looking up cool words for an essay and I found this online. It baisicly means something meant to appeal to the ignorant and dumb. I just thought it would be an ironic band name, but still catchy none the less.		Nate
Catchy Pop Rubbish		I was browsing a friends MP3 collection on my computer and in a large list of folders named after various bands I found one named "Catchy Pop Rubbish". At first I thought it was actually a band name and admired it, but when I realised the folder name was descriptive, I started wanting there to be a band out there named that.		Sofox
Category:Death		I was surfing (on the net) all about death gods and goddesses. Then, just below, I saw, also try Category: Death, Life, Reincarnation and so on and so forth.		awie
Catfish Vomit		After my friend's catfish threw up, I thought it would make a really cool band name because it is so unexpected. I was looking at the mess she (the catfish) made, and I thought "Wow, a catfish's stomach did that."		Saltcreep
Catharsis		I can't really explain the meaning of the word, but it has something to do with purifying/cleansing, relieving your emotions-- so that's what the music supposedly does to the listener. Got this idea from the email add of one of my friends		MJ
Cathartic Carnage		Carnage : a great and bloody slaughter (as in battle). Cathartic : purification or purgation of the emotions (as pity and fear) primarily through art / also a purification or purgation that brings about spiritual renewal or release from tension I really like this name. Found it just playing around with a dictionary. Feel free to use it!!		Morgan
Catholic Phonebooth		It is cool possibly because it reflects a post-modern view on the way we reach and react wih realist values and views.		bun-ga-low bonsai
Cauliflower Mash		A saw some chef on The Food Network mashing cauliflower as an alternative to mashed potatoes. So I'm thinking that you could mash anything if you're in a rock band.		Your Aunt Flo
Causing A Disturbance		It sounds like a cool political punk band		Punkz Not Dead
Caustic Love		Well caustic is a biting, burning, severe pain Kind of remindes you of love doesn't it. He He		Jcky
Cavalier Bridge		A malapropism attempting to refer to a cantilever bridge		Richard Wetfuss
Cavalier Firefighters		Cavaliers are mounted soldiers from the Renassaince period. Firefighters are well. Just plain kicka**.		Caboose
Cavatina		Basically, this is a solo or small piece of music that is part of a larger work. I wanted to name out literary magazine this, but it lost the vote. But it would also make a good band name cause its all melodic and such. Probably not so much for gothrock etc. but for softer stuff.		Lia
Cavebitch		Just thought it would be cool to see a bunch of cavemen addressing their female leader as Cavebitch.		Lil' Rick
Cavezas de nodillo		I means knuckle heads...well, it's kind of a nonsensical, literal translation into Spanish to which they just kind of go, "huh?"		davood88
CBONE		A cool name for a punk band.		Tanner
Cecil and the Sprocket Holes		Any self-respecting Cecil B. Demented fan would love to have this as their band name.		Austin
Ceiling		Inspired by an episode of "Scorpion" where Tobey goes to a Halloween costume party as a ceiling fan (he's wearing a sign that says "I love ceilings!!!!"). So if this is chosen by a band, their fans would literally be "ceiling fans".		Brian Kelly
Celebrity Carwash		It's the Goo-Goo Dolls' best album. I think it just sounds like a infamous band name. It just sounds snazzy!		Hannah
Celery		Because everyone should love celery. We can't remember why we came with the name, but it is definately cool. Praps we're a cheap version of the red hot chilli peppers....?		Mr. Hoob to you
Celery Stock		We played our first gig in the produce department of a grocery store.		Ed Madsen
Cellar Door		Drew Barrymore in Donnie Darko says something about it being the most beautiful phrase in the english language...I dunno that movie kicks though and it sounds cool		Laurie
Celluloid Zeroes		A play on the title of The Kinks' classic "Celluloid Heroes". Their first album will be titled "Don't Wait For The Movie".		band name
Celtic Surge		Sounds like a girl band. Loreena McKennet's 'Mummers Dance' mixed with electronica or techno.		Zelda
The Cephalopods		Means "feet on the head." Think octopus, squid, chambered nautilus. This would be a good name for a prog rock band. I can imagine a cartoon squid playing a Stratocaster on the bass drum.		Surfer Beto
Cepillo De Dientes De Cthulhu		Its awesome because it means Cthulhu's toothbrush!		Hell yes
Cereal Killer		I got it from an episode from The Simpsons.		Rachel
Cereal Killers Union		What if serial killers started their own union, but didn't know how to spell? This is the idea behind this grindcore hard rockers (CKU for short).		Moron
Cerebral Insanity		I was actually watching Triple H on wrestling. He's the Cerebral Assassin. I was like 'Cerebral Insanity' I thought it was kick ass. (This is my bands name)		CGB
Cerebral Possy		get it? like cerebral palsy but possy? i just thought of it and was like that would make a cool band name...		Bridget
Cesa Hle		It means chelsea! the letters ar mixed up like c at the begingin of chelsea and H after C a cool way to spell it!		Chelsea

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