Details for the forename Liam

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Liam (male)


Variants:	Uilleam (M)
Diminutive for:	Uilliam (M) William (M)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	An Irish short form of Gaelic Uilliam or of William, from Old German "helmet of resolution" or "helmet of desire". Liam is now a popular given name in its own right throughout the English-speaking world. ONC gives Liam as the Irish Gaelic form of William.