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Liam

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
Irish short form of William: Germanic 'desire, resolve' + 'helmet' Well attested
Origin
Irish, from Germanic
Popularity

US 2025: #1 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #68

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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