Bellamy (surname)

Bellamy is a surname of Norman origin, from the words beau/bel (good, fair, handsome) and 'ami' (friend, Companion, Kinsman). Ultimately deriving from the Latin "Bellum"/"Bellus" and "Amicus". It could also be a local surname meaning 'from Belleme'.

Notable people with the surname include:

Arthur Bellamy (1942–2014), English footballer
Auzerais Bellamy, pastry chef
Béatrice Bellamy (born 1966), French politician
Benjamin Bellamy (1891–1985), English first-class cricketer
Benjamin Plim Bellamy (1782–1847), English thespian
Bert Bellamy (1896–1978), English footballer
Bill Bellamy (born 1965), American actor, stand-up comedian, and MTV host
Carol Bellamy (born 1942), American activist
Charles Bellamy (fl.1717–1720), English pirate
Charlotte Bellamy (born 1973), English actress
Craig Bellamy (born 1979), Welsh footballer
Craig Bellamy (rugby league) (born 1959), Australian rugby league coach
Daniel Bellamy, the elder (born 1687), English writer
Daniel Bellamy, the younger (died 1788), English writer and divine
David Bellamy (1933–2019), British botanist and writer
Davin Bellamy (born 1994), American football player
Denise Bellamy, Canadian judge
Dodie Bellamy (born 1951), American writer
Earl Bellamy (1917–2003), American television and film director
Edward Bellamy (1850–1898), American journalist, utopian, and writer of speculative fiction
Francis Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
François-Xavier Bellamy (born 1985), French philosopher and politician
Frank Bellamy (1917–1976), British comics artist
George Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
Gordon Bellamy (born 1970), American game developer
Hans Schindler Bellamy (1901–1982), Austrian author
Jacobus Bellamy (1757–1786), Dutch poet
James Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
Jay Bellamy (born 1972), American football player
Jerome Bellamy (died 1568), English Catholic
John Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
Joseph Bellamy (1719–1790), American theologian
Josh Bellamy (born 1989), American football player
June Rose Bellamy (1932–2020), the First Lady of Myanmar to Ne Win, 4th President of Burma
Leslie Ballamy (1903–1991), automobile engineer, designer of split front suspension
LeVante Bellamy (born 1996), American football player
Madge Bellamy (1899–1990), American actress
Matt Bellamy (born 1978), singer and guitarist with the rock band Muse
Mike Bellamy (born 1966), American football player
Ned Bellamy (born 1957), American actor
Peter Bellamy (1944–1991), British musician
Ralph Bellamy (1904–1991), American actor
Richard Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
Ron Bellamy (born 1964), American professional boxer
Samuel Bellamy (1689–1717), also known as "Black Sam" Bellamy, early 18th-century pirate captain
Sarah Bellamy (1770–1843), a convict on the First Fleet to Australia.
Steven Bellamy (born 1950), British martial artist
Thomas Bellamy (disambiguation), multiple people
Tom Bellamy (born 1980), singer with The Cooper Temple Clause
Tony Bellamy (1946–2009), lead guitarist, pianist and vocalist of the 1970s band Redbone
Vic Bellamy (born 1963), American football player
Walt Bellamy (1939–2013), American basketball player

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