Liam

Liam

Pronunciation	liːəm
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 104th most common male name in 2005 [1]. It originated as the short form of the name William or the Irish name Uillaim. In Hebrew, Liam (ליעם) means "My nation, my people," as in לי עם, or my nation.

==Notable people named Liam==Liam haywood_{Subscript text}

In the Arts

• Liam Aiken, American actor
• Liam Clancy, Irish folk singer
• Liam Cunningham, Irish actor
• Liam Gallagher, lead singer of Oasis
• Liam Howlett, member of The Prodigy
• Liam Lynch, musician
• 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
• Liam Redmond,

In Sports

• Liam Sheridan, Irish footballer
• Liam Plunkett, English cricketer

In Politics

• Liam Byrne, British politician
• Liam Cosgrave, Fifth Taoiseach of Ireland
• Liam Mellows, Irish politician
• Liam McHugh-Russell, Canadian human rights activist

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
• [[The Liam]] - As in It Was Liam.