Liam
See also: liam
English
Etymology
From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
Liam
- A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
- 2003, Alasdair Duncan, Sushi Central, University of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 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.
- 2024 October 16, Dan Heching, Manuela Castro, Mauricio Torres, Alli Rosenbloom and Christian Edwards, “Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies after hotel balcony fall”, in CNN[1]:
- 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.
Anagrams
Danish
Etymology
From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.
Proper noun
Liam
- a male given name of modern usage
Faroese
Etymology
From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.
Proper noun
Liam m
- a male given name
Usage notes
Patronymics
- son of Liam: Liamsson
- daughter of Liam: Liamsdóttir
Declension
singular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Liam |
accusative | Liam |
dative | Liami |
genitive | Liams |
Irish
Etymology
Clipping of Uilliam, from English William.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̠ʲiəmˠ/
Proper noun
Liam m (genitive Liam)
- a male given name from English, equivalent to English Bill or Will
Norwegian
Etymology
From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.
Proper noun
Liam
- a male given name of modern usage
Swedish
Etymology
From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Liam c (genitive Liams)
- a male given name of modern usage
References
[2] 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.