AC/DC fans just learning the origin of the band's name after decades in the spotlight

Though AC/DC has spent decades successful the spotlight, immoderate fans of the Australian stone set are conscionable learning the root and meaning of the group's name. 

In 2022, 1 instrumentality posed a question on Reddit that read, "What does AC/DC really basal for?" Over the people of 2 years, fans person chimed successful with assorted thoughts. 

"To immoderate Christians, AC/DC stands for 'Anti-Christ/Devil's Child'" 1 effect read.

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Australian stone set AC/DC - Malcolm Young, Bon Scott, Angus Young, Cliff Williams and Phil Rudd - was created successful 1973.  (Fin Costello/Redferns)

"Haven’t heard that Anti Christ / Devils Child BS successful ages," different idiosyncratic commented. 

"It really conscionable stands for Alternating Current/Direct Current," a instrumentality explained. "The boys went with it for 2 reasons: 1. AC/DC was each astir Power (hence some the sanction and the music) 2. It sounded cool."

"Quite virtually conscionable power," different chimed in. "Why? Because Mal & Angus got it from the backmost of their sister's sewing machine. So it's rather virtually power. It besides helps their sanction that they usage a batch of powerfulness chords successful their songs, truthful not lone does their sanction mean power, but they besides present it."

The legendary stone band, which includes brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young, bassist Cliff Williams, drummer Phil Rudd, vocalist Brian Johnson, and bushed guitarist Stevie Young, was created successful 1973. 

AC/DC means alternate existent and nonstop current.  (Ross Marino/Getty Images)

During an occurrence of the VH1 documentary, "Behind the Music," Malcolm shared that his sister-in-law Margaret really suggested the sanction and signature lightning bolt. 

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"Her sewing instrumentality had AC/DC connected the backmost of it," helium said successful the documentary. "We were tossing astir names for weeks and she conscionable said it 1 nighttime and everyone went ‘That’s good.’"

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The set has had an imperative power connected dense metallic bands for decades.  (Michael Putland/Getty Images)

"No 1 could agree," Dave Evans, the band's archetypal singer, said during a recent interrogation connected the Podpokas Podcast.

"I thought it’s an casual sanction to retrieve and it was connected the broadside of a batch of electrical appliances," helium added. "AC/DC means alternate existent and nonstop current… I thought, escaped advertising. It's casual to accidental and it means power. It each went done my caput precise quickly, and I said, ‘Yes. Great, I emotion it.’"

The band, which has had an imperative power connected dense metallic bands passim the years, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame successful 2003 and person sold implicit 200 cardinal records worldwide.