Bellamy

Where Bellamy comes from

Of Norman origin, from Old French bel (“fair”) + ami (“friend”). Could also be a locational surname from the Norman town of Bêlleme (Belesme).
— Wiktionary's entry for Bellamy
  • From a surname
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1847
    Bellamy Storer born
    American politician and diplomat
  2. 1970
    Bellamy Young born
    American actress
  3. 1993
    First appearance
    #13,442 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  4. 2021
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
  5. 2022
    Peak, #718
    408 babies named Bellamy — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A unisex given name transferred from the surname.
Namesakes
  • Bellamy Young · American actress, born 1970
  • Bellamy Storer · American politician and diplomat, 1847–1922
  • Bellamy Storer · cincinnati politician, 1796–1875

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.