Please someone explain to me the appeal of [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] for a boy? To me it looks and sounds like [name_f]Bella[/name_f] and [name_f]Amy[/name_f] smooshed together and isn’t masculine at all.
I think it reads masculine to some because of the show The 100 which had a main character named [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] who was a boy. He was pretty masculine and really worked the name! The only girl [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] I can think of is the actress, [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_m]Young[/name_m].
I agree that it does look very much like a girl name! I think it fits in with other surname names like [name_m]Rafferty[/name_m] and [name_u]Willoughby[/name_u], which I’m guessing is the appeal for it to be a boy name.
Yeah, the only [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] I know is from The 100. I can definitely still see it on a girl, but it leans masculine for me because of that association. And honestly I imagine a lot of people, even if they only watched like an episode or two of the show, will probably only think of The 100 when they hear the name.
Wow I didn’t realize that this name is pretty much from one TV show. I’ve never seen or heard of the show. I’ve only heard of the name on these forums.
It does have some similarity to [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m] or [name_m]Laremy[/name_m] I guess.
Bellamy is completely unisex to me. I’ve never met a [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]. It sounds a bit feminine, but the first person I think of when I hear the name is [name_m]Matt[/name_m] [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]. I suppose that’s why it’s both for me.
Never met a [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], but I consider it unisex, I know of an Instagram couple who has a daughter named [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u] [name_f]Rose[/name_f]! However even than I view it as unisex, honestly either way goes
unfortunately the name bellamy is ruined for me because it was my ex’s last name which is a shame because it’s so beautiful. personally i see it more as a girls name.
Never seen nor heard of The 100. [name_f]My[/name_f] first thought was boy when I first came across the name though I was initially pronouncing it wrong in my head. I didn’t notice [name_f]Bella[/name_f] in it until someone later pointed it out. I can see why some people see it as a girl’s name after I saw [name_f]Bella[/name_f] in it but it still really leans boy to me. It just sounds like a boy’s name to me I guess. Like [name_m]Jeremy[/name_m]