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

  1. 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.

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Danish

Etymology

From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.

Proper noun

Liam

  1. a male given name of modern usage

Faroese

Etymology

From English Liam in the 20th century, from Irish Liam.

Proper noun

Liam m

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

Patronymics

  • son of Liam: Liamsson
  • daughter of Liam: Liamsdóttir

Declension

singular
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)

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. 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.

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