Bellemare Family History
Bellemare Name Meaning
French Canadian: topographic name from French belle mare ‘beautiful pool’. The surname Bellemare is also found in Martinique and also in France where it is very rare and may also be a habitational name from Bellemare or (La) Belle Mare names of several places in France. Compare Bellemore Bellmore Belmar Belmer and Belmore .
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022