Now me and my bf have a very good reason for considering [name]Bellamy[/name] for our son. See my bf had a childhood friend named [name]Bellamy[/name] (yes a man) who died a couple years ago in an accident. His birthday is only a few days before our son’s due date and I thought it might be nice to honor my boyfriend’s best friend. So these are my questions:
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Bellamy[/name] could ever work for a boy?
[name]Do[/name] you think because we have a good reason to use [name]Bellamy[/name]- it could work?
Have you ever met a [name]Bellamy[/name]? (Boy OR girl)
Would you like to see [name]Bellamy[/name] on a boy?
Can you think of any masculine nicknames for [name]Bellamy[/name]?
PS: We cannot use it for a middle name- so it’s first name or no name!
I think that because [name]Bellamy[/name] is a rare name for either gender, it could certainly work. The personal meaning is a bonus. I’ve never met a [name]Bellamy[/name], but I do know a handful of people with [name]Bellamy[/name] as a surname. [name]Bellamy[/name] would be extraordinarily refreshing on a boy. The only nickname I can think of is [name]Bell[/name], but personally I don’t think [name]Bellamy[/name] needs a nickname. You could always use B and the middle initial… although I recommend you don’t go with a J name for the middle spot.
I think it’s great that the name has meaning to you.
No, I’ve never met anyone named [name]Bellamy[/name], only people with it as a last name and therefore is actually masculine.
I’d be happy to meet a little boy named [name]Bellamy[/name].
I think you’d be best to avoid nicknames, I can only think of [name]Bell[/name] and [name]Amie[/name], which are girly. I guess [name]Ami[/name] (prn. [name]Ah[/name]-mi) could possibly be used but a little bit of a stretch. It’s the name of the guy on [name]Miami[/name] Ink.
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Bellamy[/name] could ever work for a boy? Yes, I think of the [name]Bellamy[/name] Brothers when I hear the name, although I would consider this one of the few truly unisex names.
[name]Do[/name] you think because we have a good reason to use [name]Bellamy[/name]- it could work? Definitely.
Have you ever met a [name]Bellamy[/name]? Not a one, not even as a last name.
Would you like to see [name]Bellamy[/name] on a boy? Would [name]LOVE[/name] to!
Can you think of any masculine nicknames for [name]Bellamy[/name]? [name]Beau[/name]
I think you could totally make a go of it; it’s not that popular for either gender, so why not make it your (well, his) own? I second the nicknames [name]Beau[/name] and [name]Ami[/name] ([name]Ah[/name]-mee) and might venture [name]Eli[/name] or [name]Liam[/name] (bit of a stretch, but I think the sounds you need are there…)?
[name]Just[/name] a word about the origins in response to some of the comments- Girls as well as boys have a long history of getting their mother’s maiden names as firsts, especially in the American South, and since [name]Bellamy[/name] is a non-patronymic surname, I see no reason why it isn’t appropriate for either gender.
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Bellamy[/name] could ever work for a boy? Everyone’s saying “definitely,” but I think they’re crazy. Most people are not name nerds and [name]Bellamy[/name]‘s origin as a surname is definitely not common knowledge. [name]Bellamy[/name] is phonetically and visually a smoosh of two popular girls’ names and I think people would automatically assume it’s a girl. It’s so rare, unlike names like [name]Elliot[/name] which sound feminine but are common enough that people recognize them masculine. I also think that [name]Bellamy[/name] is going to rise for girls soon and fast because of the popularity of [name]Bella[/name] and similar names like [name]Avery[/name].
[name]Do[/name] you think because we have a good reason to use [name]Bellamy[/name]- it could work? Maybe. Definitely as a middle- I see absolutely no problem with that and I think honoring a friend is very sweet. I say it might work because the flip side of the rarity of [name]Bellamy[/name] is that people may not think it’s feminine if they’ve never heard it. They would probably assume it was, but it’s not like [name]Madison[/name] or [name]Aubrey[/name] where everyone’s forgotten that it ever was a male name.
Have you ever met a [name]Bellamy[/name]? (Boy OR girl) I have an acquaintance who’s related to the Novogratzes (they have a daughter [name]Bellamy[/name],) but I’ve never met one.
Would you like to see [name]Bellamy[/name] on a boy? Eh. I wouldn’t dislike it, but I don’t really like it either.
Can you think of any masculine nicknames for [name]Bellamy[/name]? An initial name is really the only masculine nickname I can think of for [name]Bellamy[/name]. Anything else seems like kind of a stretch.
I agree with what the last poster said. I’ve met one girl names [name]Bellamy[/name] and I don’t think the name sounds masculine at all. I know it’s rare, but just considering the sounds the name makes, most people are going to assume it’s a girl. It’s [name]Bell[/name] and [name]Amy[/name] plus the ee sound is popular for so many girl names. The only nicknames I can think of for it as girl names – [name]Bell[/name], [name]Bella[/name], [name]Amy[/name], Belly…
I think it would be wonderful in the middle spot, but you say you can’t do that. I would be curious to know why you can’t use it in the middle or even as a second middle name but if it’s too personal, then you don’t have to explain.
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Bellamy[/name] could ever work for a boy? I agree with previous posters, no, no, no! The first time I saw this name, I thought it was very feminine especially since every part of the name is some part of a girl’s name or a girl’s name itself. I find the “ee” sound at the end as being very feminine. In fact, this name is on my girl’s list with the nickname of “[name]Bella[/name]”.
[name]Do[/name] you think because we have a good reason to use [name]Bellamy[/name]- it could work? Your reasons are good ones, but I would recommend using [name]Bellamy[/name] for a middle name only.
Have you ever met a [name]Bellamy[/name]? (Boy OR girl) Nope.
Would you like to see [name]Bellamy[/name] on a boy? Honestly, not really. I wouldn’t want to see a boy having to go through life being teased by being called “[name]Bella[/name]” or “[name]Amy[/name]” or any other girl names [name]Bellamy[/name] gives.
Can you think of any masculine nicknames for [name]Bellamy[/name]? No, all the nicknames I can think of are feminine.
Of course, it’s a surname. Although they’re unisex, all surnames sound masculine to me
Sure
No, but [name]Bellamy[/name] is the name of a building at my univ. It’s named after [name]Raymond[/name] [name]Bellamy[/name]
I like it, it doesn’t sound at all feminine
Some may not find them masculine but they are to me: [name]Bell[/name]/[name]Bel[/name] (which is a surname), [name]Ami[/name] “ah-me”, or [name]Bela[/name] ([name]Bela[/name] Karolyi, [name]Bela[/name] Lugosi). You could stretch to Bam, [name]Lem[/name], [name]Em[/name], [name]El[/name]
If girls can be [name]Beau[/name] then boys can be [name]Bel[/name]/ [name]Bela[/name]
I’ve never met anyone with the name, but it sounds like a boy’s name to me. I’m always kinda surprised when I see it recommended for a girl. I think it could work, though I’m not a huge fan of the name myself. I’m drawing a blank on nns. Maybe Lamy or Lam?
[name]Do[/name] you think [name]Bellamy[/name] could ever work for a boy? Yes, why not?
[name]Do[/name] you think because we have a good reason to use [name]Bellamy[/name]- it could work? I don’t see why you’d have to have a good reason, if you like it on a boy use it.
Have you ever met a [name]Bellamy[/name]? (Boy OR girl): No
Would you like to see [name]Bellamy[/name] on a boy? Sure
Can you think of any masculine nicknames for [name]Bellamy[/name]? I don’t think he would need a nickname.
I agree with Dantea… all i see when i see [name]Bellamy[/name] is [name]BELL[/name] and [name]AMY[/name]… and those are the only nicknames i can think of as well!
Its nice that you want to honor a friend but to me it just sounds feminine… why not save it for if you have a girl in the future?
It’s all boy to me, so yeah. [name]Bell[/name] would work fine as a nickname. No one will really think hard on it and think of it as [name]Belle[/name].
I totally think [name]Bellamy[/name] works as a boy’s name, but maybe that’s my theatre background talking. You see, the father characters in The Fantasticks (longest continuously-running musical in history, currently being revived in NY) are called by their last names only, and one of them is Bellomy – pronounced the same way. So when I hear it, I think of a middle-aged man singing about his garden. Which I realize doesn’t sound like the best thing when you’re trying to name a baby, but he’ll grow up someday and I think the name ages well.
I think it’s likely to be shortened to “[name]Bell[/name]” automatically by some, since it’s the first syllable, but it’s not the most feminine nn out there, by far. I agree with previous posters that “[name]Bela[/name]” and “[name]Ami[/name]” can work, if you want to go with either of those!
What a fantastic way to honor someone dear to you and give your son a distinctive name. I love it.
