biblical meaning name liam
Additional information: The baby boy name Liam is an Irish derivative of William, 'Uilliam', meaning resolute protector. It is used widely as an independent first name and also has a Hebrew meaning my people, I have a nation, Helmet of Will. Liam is an Irish name descended from the German name Wilhelm.After âWilhelmâ became âWilliamâ in English, the name spread to Ireland, where it became âUlliam.â This name was often shortened to âLiam,â which has become an independent name.he name Liam has only one nickname that is known and the nickname is Lee. The variant of this name (Liam) are Ulliam, Uilleag and Ulick while the related names include: William, Wilhelm and Guillaume. There are no known feminine forms of this name.