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Baby born to Jack Daniels, named Jim Beam

Jim Beam

Last month, a man in Louisiana named Jack Daniels (after the brand of whisky) named his newborn son Jim Beam (after the brand of bourbon).

Jack Daniels Leathers and his wife Lydia welcomed baby Jim Beam Leathers on November 14. They came up with the name way back on their first date.

Jack said that, if he and Lydia have another baby, they’ll name it either Evan Williams (after the brand of bourbon) if it’s a boy, or Sherry (after the fortified wine) if it’s a girl.

Oh, and the name of the Terrebonne Parish judge who officiated at Jack and Lydia’s wedding? Johnny Walker — just a few letters away from Johnnie Walker (the brand of Scotch).

Source: “Named to irritate grandparents, Jack Daniels names son Jim Beam.” Chicago Sun-Times 25 Dec. 2014.

Image: Adapted from Jim Beam – American Stillhouse by BourbonNerd under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mouseketeer names: Annette, Dennis, Karen, Lonnie

The Mickey Mouse Club (1950s)

Annette Funicello, the most popular member of the original Mickey Mouse Club (1955-1959), passed away a couple of days ago.

Seeing her name in the news made me think about the other original Mouseketeers, most of whom were born in the early to mid-1940s (making them teens in the late 1950s). If you’re looking for a baby name reminiscent of sock hops and soda fountains, the first batch of Mouseketeers is not a bad place to start:

  • Annette Funicello (b. 1942)
    • Thanks to Funicello’s fame, the baby name Annette saw a drastic rise in usage during the latter half of the 1950s.
  • Billie Beanblossom (b. 1944)
  • Bonita “Bonnie” Lynn Fields (b. 1944)
  • Bonni Lou Kern (b. 1941)
  • Bronson Scott (b. 1947) – who was a girl, despite her name
  • Charles “Charlie” Laney (b. 1943)
  • Cheryl Holdridge (b. 1944) – who went on to marry Lance Reventlow
  • Carl “Cubby” O’Brien (b. 1946)
  • Dallas Johann (b. 1944)
  • Darlene Gillespie (b. 1941)
    • The baby name Darlene also saw a steep rise in usage while The Mickey Mouse Club was on the air.
  • Dennis Day (b. 1942)
  • Joseph Richard “Dickie” Dodd (b. 1945)
  • Don Agrati (b. 1944)
  • Donald “Don” Underhill (b. 1941)
  • Doreen Tracey (b. 1943)
  • Eileen Diamond (b. 1943)
  • John “Johnny” Crawford (b. 1946)
  • John Joseph “Jay-Jay” Solari (b. 1943)
  • (John) Lee Johann (b. 1942)
  • Judy Harriet (b. 1942)
  • Karen Pendleton (b. 1946)
  • Larry Larsen (b. 1939)
  • Linda Hughes (b. 1946)
  • Leonard “Lonnie” Burr (b. 1943)
  • (Lowrey) Lynn Ready (b. 1944)
  • Margene Storey (b. 1942)
  • Mark Sutherland (b. 1944)
  • Mary Espinosa (b. 1945)
  • Mary Sartori (b. 1943)
  • Mickey Rooney, Jr. (b. 1945)
  • Michael “Mike” Smith (b. 1945)
  • Nancy Abbate (b. 1942)
  • (William) Paul Petersen (b. 1945)
  • Robert “Bobby” Burgess (b. 1941)
  • Ronald “Ronnie” Steiner (b. 1942)
  • Sharon Baird (b. 1942)
  • Sharyn “Sherry” Alberoni (b. 1946)
  • Timothy “Tim” Rooney (b. 1947)
  • Thomas “Tommy” Cole (b. 1941)

Which of the above names do you like the most?

Sources: Girl next door Annette Funicello dies at 70, The Original Mickey Mouse Club Show

Image: Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeers 1957 (public domain)

Baby born in car, named Carlee

Early last week, Sherry Harrah of Kanawha County, West Virginia gave birth to her 9th child inside the family’s new Ford Expedition as she was being driven to the hospital.

What did she and her husband name their newborn daughter?

Carlee, “after the car.”

Their other children are named Kaleb, Judy, Chelsey, Mikaya, Colton, Brooklin, Alexia and Chase. The kids range in age from 18 months to 16 years.

Sources: Mom gives birth to 9th child in SUV, Woman Gives Birth in SUV as Eight Other Kids Watch

P.S. Here are some more names that include the word “car”…