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*[[Liam Clancy]], Irish folk singer |
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*[[Liam Cunningham (actor)|Liam Cunningham]], Irish actor |
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| Pronunciation | liːəm |
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| Gender | Male |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Hebrew |
| Meaning | My nation, my people |
| Region of origin | Ireland, England, Scotland, Sweden |
| Other names | |
| Related names | William |
Liam is a common male first name in Ireland, England, Scotland, and Sweden. Although less popular in the United States, the name has seen a sudden increase in popularity in recent years, coming from the 604th most common male name in 1990 to the 98th most common male name in 2006 [1]. It originated as the short form of the name William or the Irish name Uillaim.
Notable people named Liam
In the Arts
- Liam Aiken, American actor
- Liam Benson, Irish Genius\Sex Object
- Liam Clancy, Irish folk singer
- Liam Cunningham, Irish actor
- Liam Cunningham, Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- Liam Gallagher, lead singer of Oasis
- Liam Howlett, member of The Prodigy
- Liam Lynch, musician
- Liam Mower, actor/dancer from the U.K.
- Liam Neeson, actor
- Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
- Liam O'Flaherty, writer
- Liam Ó Maonlaí, founder/lead singer of Irish band Hothouse Flowers
- Liam Kyle Sullivan, actor and musician
- Liam Sullivan, actor
In Sports
- Liam Sheridan, Irish footballer
- Liam Plunkett, English cricketer
- Liam Ridgewell, English footballer
In Politics
- Liam Byrne, British politician
- Liam Cosgrave, Fifth Taoiseach of Ireland
- Liam Mellows, Irish politician
- Liam McHugh-Russell, Canadian human rights activist
- Liam Mcauliffe, famous south Australian (introduced desalination)
- Liam Robertson, Body Break/Power Bar Salesman
Liam in fiction
- Liam Fitzpatrick, the younger brother of Maddie Fitzpatrick in The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
- Liam Fitzpatrick, murderer and mobster in Veronica Mars
- Liam Pace, brother of Charlie Pace on the television series Lost
- Liam is the real name of the vampire Angel in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel
- Liam Devlin in Jack Higgins novels - "The Eagle has Landed" and "The Eagle has flown"
Other uses of Liam
- Liam is the name of an Award-winning British film.
- Liam is a song by a German Band called In Extremo
- Liam McCarthy Cup - the most prestigious Hurling trophy
References
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