Liam
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Liam is a masculine given name, often a short form of the Germanic name William.
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- Liam
- Name.gender
- Masculine
- Name.derivation
- Short form of William
- Name.region
- Ireland
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- native label
- Liam
- Soundex
- L500
- Cologne phonetics
- 56
- Caverphone
- LM1111
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- Liam (given name)
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Liam is a masculine given name, often a short form of the Germanic name William.
==Etymology== The original name was a merging of two Old German elements: willa ("will" or "resolution"); and helma ("helmet"). The juxtaposition of these elements effectively means "helmet of will" or "guardian".
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