Liam
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Liam is a masculine given name, often a short form of the Germanic name William.
Key facts
- Name.name
- Liam
- Name.gender
- Masculine
- Name.derivation
- Short form of William
- Name.region
- Ireland
- Name.popularity
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- male given name
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- multiple languages
- described by source
- Wiktionary
- native label
- Liam
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- L500
- Cologne phonetics
- 56
- Caverphone
- LM1111
- Commons category
- Liam (given name)
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Origin
- Late 20th and early 21st centuries
- People
- References
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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