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What does Liam mean?
Liam 
▲ as a boys' name is pronounced LEE-am. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Liam is "determined protector". Irish Gaelic form of William. Actor Liam Neeson.
STARTS WITH Li-
ASSOCIATED WITH determined (faithful), protector (defender)
Variations
VARIANT Lyam
OTHER FORMS VIA WILLIAM Bill▼, Will▼, Wim
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Liam Evander (L.E.), ..
How popular is Liam?
Liam is a rare given name for men but a somewhat popular surname for all people (#116835 out of 150436, Top 78%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Liam entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its peak position of #1 in the U.S. in 2018. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
William (#3 FROM CURRENT RECORDS), Will (#892), Lyam (#1428) and Bill are the prominent related forms of Liam (#1). These relations of Liam were popular as baby names 138 years ago (AVERAGE #847) and have become much less popular since (#864, ▼77%), with versions such as Will becoming somewhat dated. Liam is the most trendy baby name in this compilation.
Similar Names
Liam▲ is pronounced similarly to Lem▼. Other recommended sound-alike names are Adam▼, Aram, Azam, Bram, Cam, Cram, Eilam, Elam, Eliam, Gilam, Gram, Ham, Hiram▼, Isam, Kam, Kram, La-, Lad, Lea, Lief, Lige▼, Lin, Linc, Lind, Link, Linn, Lino, Lion, Noam, Ram, Sam▼ and Tam. These names tend to be more commonly used than Liam.
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