my name is leiam and it is spelt LEIAM can anyone tell me why??

Answer 1

It probably was your mother's preference.
Liam is Irish for William. However, with any name variations of spelling crop up.

Answer 2

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 . It originated as the short form of the name William or the Irish name Uillaim, and the French name Guillaume. In Hebrew, Liam ל means "My nation, my people".

Notable people named Liam
Liam Aiken, American actor
Liam Brady, Irish footballer
Liam Byrne, British politician
Liam Clancy, Irish folk singer
Liam Cosgrave, Fifth Taoiseach of Ireland
Liam Cunningham, Irish actor
Liam Flood, Irish poker player
Liam Gallagher, lead singer of Oasis
Liam Howlett, member of The Prodigy
Liam Lynch, musician
Liam McHugh-Russell, Canadian human rights activist
Liam Mellows, Irish politician
Liam Neeson, actor
Liam O'Brien, American voice actor
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
Liam Di-Lenardo, British Dancer

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 " tv series.

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

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