An OT name question

[eloise_herisson]

Maria Gromova:
>The thing is, I am,  and for the first time, I think, at loss how to 
>pronounce the first name of the main character in a series that 
>recently became one of my favorites. 

I thought you were going to say "Harry* for a moment there...

<snip>

>I think the pronunciation given in the translation is wrong, for 
>many sites about names and my own limited knowledge of Gaelic (it's 
>an Irish name), give another pronunciation. The name is Liam. Should 
it be pronounced LY-am or LEE-am? Would be glad of any help.

I would say LEE-am.
But where is there a Liam? Has he been subsituted for the even more 
problematical Seamus?

~Eloise