Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

liam

/ˈliːəm/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: liam
IPA: /ˈliːəm/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.

Example Sentences

"Tall. Glasses. Wearing this yellow hoodie. - - - Liam. I'm pretty sure that's his name. Like, ninety-percent sure. I think it suits him. Liam. The kind of name you never normally hear outside a novel or a movie or whatever."
"Liam Payne, a former member of the boyband One Direction, has died after falling from the third floor of a hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, according to local police. Payne, who was 31, leaves behind his seven-year-old son, Bear."

Etymology

From Irish Liam, a clipping of Uilliam, itself from English William.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Liam, William

Derived Forms

Ziam

Rhymes With

museum coliseum mausoleum colosseum athenaeum reum perineum geum yem meum notaeum gastraeum

Questions

How do you pronounce liam?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈliːəm/.
What does liam mean?: A male given name from Irish, currently popular in Ireland, England, Scotland, and the United States.
Where does liam come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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