HOW DID BONO, THE LEAD SINGER AND LYRICIST OF THE IRISH ROCK BAND U2, GET HIS NAME? July 14, 2017 By Show answer FROM A HEARING AID STORE IN DUBLIN CALLED BONO VOZ – AN ADAPTATION OF A LATIN PHRASE MEANING “GOOD VOICE,” ALTHOUGH BONO, WHO WAS NAMED PAUL HEWSON AT BIRTH, SAYS HE DIDN’T KNOW WHAT IT MEANT More Modern & Pop Music QuestionsMore Music Questions