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    Bellamy

    BEL-uh-mee

    French
    Unisex
    Meaning-based name
    Meaning
    Beautiful friend; Good friend
    Origin
    French
    Is it in the Bible?
    No — the name Bellamy does not appear in the King James Bible. Christian families use it for its meaning, "Beautiful friend; Good friend", and for the biblical themes that meaning touches, not because anyone in Scripture is called Bellamy.
    First appears in
    Does not appear in the King James text
    Peak US usage
    No recorded United States usage in the 1880–2008 records
    Spiritual meaning
    Bellamy is the friend who loves at all times — beautiful loyalty, the bond born for adversity and sealed in grace.
    Verses on this meaning
    • Proverbs 17:17

      "A friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity."

    • John 15:13

      "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends."

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