When Thelma M. Bellman was born on 14 March 1903, in Maryland, United States, her father, Frank A Bellman, was 38 and her mother, Elizabeth Hammelman, was 22. She lived in Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States in 1910. She died on 6 October 1947, in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in Jewell, Dade, Florida, United States.
English and Scottish: occupational name for a bell ringer, in particular one whose duty was to make public announcements, after ringing a bell to attract attention (from Middle English bel(le)man, a term known to have been used in York and Scotland, and probably elsewhere, for a town crier). Compare Bell .
English: occupational name from Middle English beli-man ‘bellows blower’, from Middle English beli ‘bellows’. Compare Bellow .
Altered form of German Bellmann . This surname is also found in Sweden.
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