Boy's name
Liam
“LEE-am”
IPA: /l̠ʲiəmˠ/
short form of Uilliam, the Irish for William — 'resolute protector'
The story behind the name
Ireland's most successful naming export: a shortened Uilliam that is now among the commonest boys' names in the United States, Britain and Australia. Liam Mellows died in the Civil War; Liam O'Flaherty wrote 'The Informer'.
Famous people with this name
- Liam Cosgrave (1920–2017) — Irish politician
- Liam Brady (born 1956) — Irish footballer and manager
- Liam O'Flaherty (1896–1984) — Irish writer
- Liam Miller (1981–2018) — Irish association football player
- Liam Boyce (born 1991) — Northern Irish footballer
Irish people with an English Wikipedia article whose given name is recorded as Liam on Wikidata; descriptions from Wikidata.
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