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I understand that Liam is Irish from the name William. Obviously, it is the last 4 letters of the name. However, I had never heard of Liam until I was an adult. I like the name and have a situation where I am being "requested" to use the name William in honor of someone for the baby. I do not like William, but I like Liam. When it states that the name is a short form of another, if the short form is used, can it be claimed that if the baby is named Liam, it is named after someone named William? Or is this just another nn like Billy, Will etc.? Thanks for any clarification.
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My wife and I plan to name our son (due in October) Liam. His name will be William Chester Ford, III. Liam will be short for William. Why Liam you may ask. Well we both like Liam, and we lost twins at birth two years ago. We named them Will and Ches (William Garrett and Alex Chester). That used the only short names my wife liked. She wanted to name this child William Chester Ford, III so I found the name Liam. We love it.
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Liam is indeed an Irish variant/derivation of William, so legitimately someone named Liam could be said to be paying homage to a relative named William. Please use the name if you like it.
I don't know the degree to which "William" proper is used in Ireland, but I would guess that many Irish Catholics, at least in the northern counties (Ulster), would avoid "William" due to its implied connections to the Protestant William of Orange, who won the 1690 Battle of the Boyne which the Ulster Loyalists can't let lie.
- Da.
I don't know the degree to which "William" proper is used in Ireland, but I would guess that many Irish Catholics, at least in the northern counties (Ulster), would avoid "William" due to its implied connections to the Protestant William of Orange, who won the 1690 Battle of the Boyne which the Ulster Loyalists can't let lie.
- Da.
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Well wilLIAM. So yes, I think its close enough. And that way it makes everyone happy.
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