Liam | Name Meaning & Origin | Boy Name Liam

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Origin:	Germanic
Meaning:	Will, desire and helmet, protection


Origin:	Hebrew
Meaning:	My people


Pronunciation:	(LEE um) [Guide]

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This name is a short form of the Irish name Uilliam (William) which is now use independently as a given name. As a Hebrew name, Liam means "my people; I have a nation".

Famous bearers include 'Oasis' singer Liam Gallagher, former Irish Taoiseach or Prime Minister Liam Cosgrave and actor Liam Neeson.

Liam is currently a particularly popular name in New Zealand (#10 in 2006), the Australian states of South Australia and Western Australia (#7 in both in 2006) and the Canadian provinces of Nova Scotia (#5), Alberta (#8) and British Columbia (#6).

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