Talk:Liam

On the modern popularity of the name
The article points out that Liam is one of the most popular names in the English Speaking world and that its popularity continues to grow. There are various American examples. From personal experience, I have lived all my life in the United States and have never met someone named Liam. William yes, but Liam no. I haven't been in the baby making business recently and don't know what the current trends are, but is 22nd most popular baby name true for America too, or is this a British statistic? Editfromwithout (talk) 22:36, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * Okay, I checked the source and it is a British statistic. I changed the information accordingly.  I assume that the information in the 20th century is likewise British but since there are no citations for that section, I left it for now. Editfromwithout (talk) 22:42, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
 * @[[User:Editfromwitho 2601:205:8081:EC70:BDF4:6FE6:2BB4:BB24 (talk) 21:18, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Hebrew Origin
Hi, I put up the Hebrew translation of the name "Liam," and I recently found out someone deleted it, even though the page says Liam originated in Hebrew. I took the liberty of putting it back up. So, if anyone has anything to say, please do.

Thanks, LlameeJones

əm why is this e upside down? 172.188.59.140 (talk) 21:11, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

What information do you have that Liam originated in Hebrew? I can find no substantiation of this, and it appears the name is of Gaelic origin:

http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/liam.shtml http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/1/Liam —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.190.133.70 (talk) 18:41, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

Liam has no connection to Hebrew decent at all. It is of Germanic decent. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.142.88.138 (talk) 14:49, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

There is no connection to Hebrew decent here. It is of germanic and Gaelic origins. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 204.114.52.244 (talk) 18:17, 30 April 2014 (UTC)

Origin of Uilliam / William / Wilhelm
From the article: "Liam is a short form of the Irish Gaelic name Uilliam, itself a derivative of the Frankish Willahelm. The original name was made up of a compound of the Old German elements vila (will or resolution) and helma (helmet), and so means "helmet of will"."

This is not completely correct. Linguistically, the name derives of Germanic words "wili, willio" and "helm" and is not of Frankish dialect but of general Germanic language origin (thus potentially also of Anglo-Saxon origin ...).

See the onomastic explanation (http://www.onomastik.com/Vornamen-Lexikon/name_178_Wilhelm.html): "Der zweigliedrige germanische Rufname Wilhelm verbindet die Glieder "willio" (Wille, Entschlossenheit) und "helm" (Helm)."

In English: "The bipartide Germanic surname Wilhelm connects the parts "willio" (will, intention, resoluteness) und "helm" (helm, helmet)".

Wilhelm during centuries was a wide spread, well known and very popular surname of German nobility and also of the population, until Wilhelm II, the last German Emperor.

--JFritsche (talk) 18:34, 2 April 2012 (UTC)

Eh, you're deliberately ignoring the origin of Liam in Uilliam, which predates both Norman and therefore Anglo-Saxon. Uilliam is a very old Gaelic name, which is the origin of Liam. BillyMc2019 (talk) 23:44, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

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Removal of non-Irish names
Given that the first sentence of the article and only one in the lede specifically refers to Liam being an Irish abbreviation of Uilliam, it does seem incongruous that other language and completely unrelated names are included in this particular article. Perhaps this should either be clarified in the lede or else, a separate artcle for Liam (Semitic language name) be created. Dabbler (talk) 12:29, 19 March 2018 (UTC)
 * If no one has any objection I intend to remove the section of non-Irish names etc. as it is not relevant to the stated topic of this article. Dabbler (talk) 18:06, 29 March 2018 (UTC)

Now No. 1
Liam was the No. 1 name for American boy babies in 2017: "Top 10 Baby Names of 2017." Nine Zulu queens (talk) 02:33, 13 May 2018 (UTC)

Prevalence of Liam as a name in Ireland in 20th & 21st Centuries
As Liam is an Irish name, there should be a column measuring its popularity in Ireland. There is one for USA and one for UK. So there should also be a column for Ireland. BillyMc2019 (talk) 23:39, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

The Name Liam Originated from the gods of rizz. The name was blessed so anybody named Liam would have maximum rizz. (talk) 22:48, 14 May 2023 (UTC)


 * OMG REALLY 98.36.78.70 (talk) 01:04, 18 May 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 May 2023
Hi!

I would like to add that Liam has been named the most popular boy name for in 2022 and 2023. Lunagrillmarketing (talk) 22:12, 24 May 2023 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made.  — Paper9oll  (🔔 • 📝)  00:34, 25 May 2023 (UTC)