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Liam
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liam
English
Etymology
From en ga Liam, a clipping of ga Uilliam, itself from en en William.
Pronunciation
en /ˈliːəm/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Liam.wav Southern England
en iːəm 2
Proper noun
en male Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
en 2003 w:Alasdair Duncan Sushi Central University of Queensland Press 0702233994 43 Tall. Glasses. Wearing this yellow hoodie. - - - Liam. I'm pretty sure that's his name. Like, ninety-percent sure. I think it suits him. Liam. The kind of name you never normally hear outside a novel or a movie or whatever.
en Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom and Christian Edwards Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fall w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction 2024-10-16 Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear. https://web.archive.org/web/20260216180302/https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/16/entertainment/liam-payne-death-one-direction 16 February 2026
Derived terms
en Ziam
Anagrams
en ailm Alim Lima Mali Mila alim lima mail mali
Danish
Etymology
From da en Liam in the 20th century, from da ga Liam.
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male of modern usage
Faroese
Etymology
From fo en Liam in the 20th century, from fo ga Liam.
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Liamsson Liamsdóttir
Declension
Liam Liam Liami Liams
Irish
Etymology
ga Uilliam, from ga en William.
Pronunciation
ga /l̠ʲiəmˠ/
ga
Proper noun
m ~
ga male English Bill,Will
Norwegian
Etymology
From no en Liam in the 20th century, from no ga Liam.
Proper noun
no proper noun
no male of modern usage
Swedish
Etymology
From sv en Liam in the 20th century, from sv ga Liam.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Liam.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male of modern usage
References
Statistics Sweden: 9962 males with the given name Liam living in Sweden on December 31st, 2013, with the highest frequency so far in 2010. Accessed on 2 April 2014.
Anagrams
sv ailm Lima Mali mail mila