Liam

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

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 Stewart, son of singer Rod Stewart

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