What is the meaning of the band U2's name?
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According to Wikipedia: The origin of the name U2 is not clear. Although it is also the name of a famous 1960s spyplane, the Dublin punk rock guru Steve Averill (better known as Steve Rapid of The Radiators From Space) claimed that it was chosen by the band from a list of ten names created by him and Adam Clayton. In an interview with Larry King, Bono is quoted as saying "I don't actually like the name U2," and "I honestly never thought of it as 'you too'." Others feel that U2 derived its name from the Irish Unemployment form (in the same way as UB40 in the UK)
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It's the name of an aircraft that was used during the Cuba crisis.
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Steve Averill, a punk rock musician and family friend of the bands bass player, Adam Clayton, had suggested six potential names from which the band chose "U2" for its ambiguity and open-ended interpretations, and because it was the name that they disliked the least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U2#History
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