Salam ou alikoum Is Liam, Liham, Lihem a Quranic names or Arabic names? I want to know its meaning. Thanks
Answer
Alaikumassalam wa rahmatullah,
Liam in Arabic is the plural of Laeem, which is a non-Quranic word meaning "lowly", "ungenerous", "ungracious", and since it doesn't have a good meaning it is not used as a name. There is also Li'm, which comes from the same root, meaning "peace and harmony between people"., but it is pronounced differently from Liam.
Liham is a non-Quranic Arabic word that means "wise", "intelligent", "kind", it can only be used to describe males. It is pronounced [(LI)p] + [(HUM)ble] with emphasis on the second syllable. You could use this as a name since it doesn't have a bad meaning, and you can modify the spelling or pronunciation to make it more to your liking.
Reader Comments:
on Sunday 3rd of May 2015 12:47:05 PM
Can i accept name LIAM as my son name please tell me write me
on Monday 27th of July 2015 10:29:03 PM
ASA I couldn’t find the name Liham in any Arabic dictionary and neither could my local Imam. Is it possible you could provide the source you got the meaning from as I would love to name my son that? I had already chosen this name and have my heart totally set on it.
on Sunday 31st of January 2016 11:19:58 PM
A.s.a I I too find the name Liam a very speciaal,curious and casueel name, and I would like to give it to my onborn child. So could I use this name in reference to islamic background? I hope there is someone sencerely enough to provid me the nesecerry advies/ counsel refering this issue. th@nks
on Tuesday 1st of March 2016 12:14:44 AM
Hello,
I want to know if the name Liham is considered permissible as Arabic, even though it is non-quranic?
on Saturday 8th of July 2017 05:42:56 AM
Did anyone get the answer as to if Liam is an acceptable Muslim name?
on Friday 12th of October 2018 11:07:37 AM
No it’s an Irish name meaning strong-willed warrior and protector, we cannot use it.
on Monday 6th of April 2020 09:39:51 PM
In Islam we are allowed to use names that have good meanings in our languages as our intention even if it means something negative in Arabic. We (Muslims) are not all Arabs, this is a universal religion. By others’ logic, we can’t use a good meaning Arabic name because it means something bad in another language. You can’t pick and choose the rules.
on Monday 6th of April 2020 09:44:29 PM
Adding on to what I was saying about it being fine to use names with good meanings in our language that means something unplesant in Arabic before anyone tries to be clever, obviously some names are off limits of course like “Shaitan”, “Iblees” etc., I’m talking about suitable names that are pleasant to have in our religion (as Muslims) internationally (since again, most of us are not Arabs).
on Monday 6th of April 2020 09:51:58 PM
I meant *unpleasant, typo
That’s the fascinating thing about languages. So please be kind and respectful to other cultures.
on Sunday 22nd of November 2020 12:03:51 AM
In Algerian Arabic, ‘liam’ is a contraction of ‘el-ayam’ meaning ‘the days’, plural form of ‘yawm’, ‘day’.
on Sunday 28th of August 2022 08:12:05 AM
For knowledge: Arabic written words of course use no vocals, but in pronunciation yes!!
on Sunday 28th of August 2022 08:19:56 AM
And also: arabic and islamic names can be used for Muslims, Arabic names for christian people also