What did the band paramore get their name from?

Answer 1

They took the name Paramore, which was the maiden name of one of the group's former bassists. The word 'paramore' is a French word, and is actually spelt 'paramour' which means 'love', or 'lover.'

Answer 2

According to Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players.] Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling

Answer 3

They got it from The Bible and then changed it to (re) to avoid scrutiny

Answer 4

They were kinda desperate for band names so they decided on Paramore which was one of the members moms maiden name.

Answer 5

They got their name from the word paramour meaning secret lover.