Bellemare ( ; ] ) is a common Norman surname, that means "somebody from Bellemare", name of several hamlets in Normandy (± 20). It is also one of the most common family names in Mauricie, Quebec. It is a compound of French "belle" "nice, pretty" and "mare" "mere, lake, pond", Norman word of Old Norse origin "marr" "sea", finally borrowed from Norman by French around 1600 as "pond, puddle".
In the hamlets of Normandy there are more than 20 families with the surname Bellemare.
Bellemare is a common surname but how many families in the hamlets of Normandy is unknown it could be more than 20 or less than 20
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