Bowie Jolene Pussa was born in July. Her names have nothing to do with singer David Bowie or Dolly Parton's song "Jolene."

Unique, yes, but no relation to David

They swear it wasn't planned.

But maybe because dad is in the business – he's a part-time deejay – it's only fitting his daughter's first and middle names have a musical connection.

Years before Andrew and Johnna Puusa had children, Johnna saw a decorating TV show with a woman named Bowie.

"There was nothing really memorable about the show," Johnna says. "But I thought to myself, `If I ever have a girl, I like that name.' That's how Bowie came along."

Pronounced the same as singer David Bowie, most people automatically think he's their inspiration.

"I've never really heard of a girl named Bowie before," Andrew says. "I thought it was unique and cute and I pretty much said yes instantly."

Bowie was born July 24 at the family's Toronto home. Middle name Jolene is a combination of Johnna's parents' names, John and Darlene.

"There's no particular connection to the song `Jolene' – we like the song and we've seen Dolly Parton in concert, but we're not huge fans," Johnna says. "I loved the sound of Jolene and thought it was a happy name."

Older brother Augustus (Gus), now 3, shares his first name with reggae musician Augustus Pablo.

As for Bowie, "we batted around some other names, more feminine-sounding ones, but we couldn't agree on anything but Bowie," Johnna says.

"I'm named after my dad and nobody gets it – no one knows how to spell it and it's a pain in the bum – and I didn't know if I wanted to do that for Bowie, but I guess we did!"

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