First names in Hebrew

First name Liam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ליאם

Gematria value: 81

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Liam is written ליאם

Meaning and origin

What does Liam mean?

Meaning: "the one whose will protects" (short for William)
Origin: Irish

Liam is the Irish short form of Uilliam, that is, William. The name goes back to the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". Long a simple nickname in Ireland, it became a name in its own right in the twentieth century, and then one of the most given boys' names in the United States and Britain.

Gematria

Liam = 81

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ליאם has 4 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total81

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter final Mem

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Liam, from ל to ם:

לֹא־תִירָא מִפַּחַד לָיְלָה מֵחֵץ יָעוּף יוֹמָם׃

“You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day.”

Psalms 91:5

The book of your first name

Liam, in nine pages

• Liam, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Liam
• Liam, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Liam in three answers

How do you write Liam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Liam is written ליאם.

What is the gematria value of Liam?
Written ליאם, Liam is worth 81: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Liam mean?
The one whose will protects" (short for William) (origin: Irish). Liam is the Irish short form of Uilliam, that is, William. The name goes back to the Germanic Willahelm, made of wil, "will, desire", and helm, "helmet", that is, protection: "the one whose will protects". Long a simple nickname in Ireland, it became a name in its own right in the twentieth century, and then one of the most given boys' names in the United States and Britain.