And how did he get the name Bono?
2006-12-30 15:42:29 · 11 answers · asked by loulou0770 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
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Paul David Hewson
From wikipedia:
The Nickname
Hewson attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, an Ecumenical school that was the first of its kind in Dublin. During his childhood and adolescence, Hewson and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton Village," which had a ritual of nickname-giving. He had several names: first, he was "Steinvic von Huyseman", then just "Huyseman", then "Houseman", then "Bon Murray", "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono"[3].
"Bono Vox" is an alteration of Bonavox, a brand of hearing aid. The phrase in Latin translates to "good voice". "Bona Vox" was the name of a hearing aid shop they regularly passed in Dublin. It is said he was nicknamed "Bono Vox" after the shop by his friend Gavin Friday because he sang so loudly he seemed to be singing for the deaf. Initially, Bono did not like his name. However, when he learned it loosely translated to "good voice", he accepted it. [4]
2006-12-30 15:45:34 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Mr Bono
2016-03-13 06:03:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), almost universally known as Bono[1], is the lead singer and occasional rhythm guitarist/harmonicist of the Irish rock band U2.
2006-12-30 15:51:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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What is Bono's real name?
And how did he get the name Bono?
2015-08-10 19:53:43 · answer #4 · answered by Sile 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God.
That's Bono's real name, but he's a terribly humble man and doesn't like to be called that, so he goes by Paul Hewson, which is what his parents named him.
2006-12-31 00:53:14 · answer #5 · answered by Laci R 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Paul David Hewson
2006-12-30 15:49:19 · answer #6 · answered by sexiblonde 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul David Hewson
2006-12-30 15:46:50 · answer #7 · answered by Paul H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul David Hewson
Hewson attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School, an Ecumenical school that was the first of its kind in Dublin. During his childhood and adolescence, Hewson and his friends were part of a surrealist street gang called "Lypton Village," which had a ritual of nickname-giving. He had several names: first, he was "Steinvic von Huyseman", then just "Huyseman", then "Houseman", then "Bon Murray", "Bono Vox of O'Connell Street", and finally just "Bono"
2006-12-30 15:46:25 · answer #8 · answered by Andi 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul David Hewson
He was in a street gang called "Lypton Village," which had a ritual for giving nicknames. He was dubbed several names, until he was finally given the name "Bono."
2006-12-30 15:47:13 · answer #9 · answered by sunday girl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Michael Dumble-smith
2016-12-13 10:18:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋