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From The Clash to Led Zeppelin, there have been some great band names chosen by equally iconic acts throughout the history of popular music. 

Anyone who has played an instrument and attempted to put a group together will know the difficulties of trying to agree on a band name that keeps every member happy. 

As well as iconic names, there have been some downright bizarre choices, such as  Chumbawamba and Limp Bizkit. 

So, what exactly are the reasons behind popular band names? Read on below to find out if your favourite was given its name in unusual circumstances. 

Before Lana Del Rey found widespread success, she experimented with various stage names, but never chose to use her birth name of Elizabeth Woolridge Grant professionally.

The singer assumed the moniker of Lana Del Rey by 2011, and has said how the name, which translates from Spanish as 'The King's Wool', seemed a perfectly glamourous fit for her style of music. 

'I wanted a name I could shape the music towards. I was going to Miami quite a lot at the time, speaking a lot of Spanish with my friends from Cuba – Lana Del Rey reminded us of the glamour of the seaside. It sounded gorgeous coming off the tip of the tongue,' she told Vogue. 

French duo Daft Punk, consisting of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter, were renowned for their innovative take on electronic music and the dance scene. 

The group's name came about after the pair spotted the term 'Daft Punk' in a Melody Maker article, which included a negative review of a single by a band named Darlin', which previously included Bangalter and Homem-Christo.

In the review, the term 'Daft Punk' was used to describe the music as 'a daft punky thrash', which saw them christen the group that recorded hits including Get Lucky, Around The World and Harder. Better, Faster, Stronger.

While Coldplay have been towards the top of music charts across the world for two decades, they could have been called something entirely different. 

When the band were first due to perform together in a gig held at The Laurel Tree, in Camden, north London, in January 1998, they still did not have a name, so resorted to calling themselves Starfish for the show. 

They later settled on the name of Coldplay after one of the group's close friends and fellow UCL students, Tim Crompton, was looking for a band name for his own group. 

As he was waiting for a delayed removal van, he had considered the name after stumbling across a copy of Philip Horky's book, Child's Reflections, Cold Play, but decided against it, leaving Martin and co. free to switch from Starfish to Coldplay. 

Famed for their album Dark Side Of The Moon, which saw the band bend the concept of rock music in ethereal and mysterious ways, Pink Floyd's band name came about almost by fluke. 

Originally known as the Tea Set while the group were performing rhythm and blues songs, they changed their name in late 1965 after another band called Tea Set were due to perform at one of their gigs at the Countdown Club in London. 

The name Pink Floyd was created on a whim by the band's co-founder Syd Barrett.

It stemmed from two blues musicians in his record collection; Pink Anderson and Floyd Council.

Prior to the formation of Led Zeppelin, Jimmy Page was already an experienced lead guitarist, filling session spots and working with the Yardbirds. 

In August 1968, Page then invited Robert Plant and John Bonham to join his band, the New Yardbirds, for a tour in Scandinavia. 

The name Led Zeppelin would come not from the band members themselves, but from The Who's Keith Moon. 

After Page was allegedly keen on creating a new supergroup with Moon, Jeff Beck, and John Entwistle, Moon was claimed to have said that the project would go down  'like a lead balloon'. 

Seemingly intent on proving Moon wrong, Page and co. bigger added the imposing Zeppelin as a suffix to form the band's legendary name of Led Zeppelin.

This name stems from Lee Skinner, who was a teacher the band's high school in Jacksonville in the 1960s and took a dim view of pupils growing out their hair. 

Unbeknown to Skinner, these students included the future members of Lynyrd Skynyrd, who came up with the band name as a potential homage to that of their former teacher, while playing on the twang of a typical southern American accent. 

After Skinner's death aged 77 in 2010, the band's guitarist Garry Rossington said: 'Coach Skinner had such a profound impact on our youth that ultimately led us to naming the band, which you know as Lynyrd Skynyrd, after him. 

'Looking back, I cannot imagine it any other way. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this time.'

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