Liam
/ˈliːəm/
Liam proper noun: a male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
Proper noun
Liam
- A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
- 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.2003, Alasdair Duncan, Sushi Central, University of Queensland Press, →ISBN, page 43
- 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.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
Origin of Liam
From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.
Words formed from Liam
Words that rhyme with Liam
Questions about Liam
- What does Liam mean?
- Liam means a male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
- What part of speech is Liam?
- Liam is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Liam?
- Liam is pronounced /ˈliːəm/.
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Source and license
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