Liam

//ˈliːəm// name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    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."

Example

More examples

"Liam played soccer with his friends."

Etymology

From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.

More for "liam"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.