Libby as a feminine given name is typically a diminutive form of Elizabeth, which is less commonly spelled 'Libbie' or ' Libi'. In recent years, it has been used as a shortened version of the name

Liberty Liberty is the ability to do as one pleases, or a right or immunity enjoyed by prescription or by grant (i.e. privilege). It is a synonym for the word freedom. In modern politics, liberty is understood as the state of being free within society fr ...

. As a

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, it can also be spelled ' Libbey'. Libby or Libbie may refer to:

People with the name

Given name

Libby or Libbie

Libby Davies Libby Davies (born February 27, 1953) is a Canadian politician from British Columbia. She was the member of Parliament for Vancouver East from 1997 to 2015, House Leader for the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011, and Deputy Leader ...

(born 1953), Canadian member of parliament *

Libby Gill Libby Gill is a leadership speaker, executive coach and author in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California. She also is the chief executive officer, CEO of Libby Gill & Company, an executive coaching and consulting firm. Previously, Gill was Senior Vi ...

(born 1954), American motivational writer, speaker and coach *

Libby Gleeson Libby Gleeson AM (born 1950) is an Australian children's author. Born in Young, New South Wales, she is one of six children, the sister of former ABC TV Washington Correspondent Michael Gleeson, and the mother of ''Home and Away'' actress Jess ...

(born 1950), Australian writer *

Libby Fischer Hellmann Libby Fischer Hellmann is an American crime fiction writer who currently resides in Chicago, Illinois. Most of her novels and stories are set in Chicago; the Chicago Sun-Times notes that she "grew up in Washington, D.C., but she has embraced her a ...

, American crime fiction writer * Libbie Hickman (born 1965), American former long-distance runner *

Libbie Hyman Libbie Henrietta Hyman (December 6, 1888 – August 3, 1969), was a U.S. zoologist. She wrote numerous works on invertebrate zoology and the widely used '' A Laboratory Manual for Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy'' (1922, revised in 1942). Life B ...

(1888–1969), American zoologist *

Libby Lane Elizabeth Jane Holden Lane (born 8 December 1966) is a British Anglican bishop and Lord Spiritual. Since February 2019, she has served as Bishop of Derby in the Church of England, the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Derby. From January 2015 t ...

(born 1966), British Anglican bishop * Libby Larsen (born 1950), American classical composer *

Libby Morris Libby Morris (born 1930) is a Canadian clown and actress. She appeared in several BBC radio shows of the 1950s and moved into TV and film from the 1960s onwards. She then moved on to London, England, where she starred in her own show doing imperso ...

(born 1930), Canadian comic actress *

Libby Munro Libby Munro (born 11 November 1981) is an Australian actress. Biography Munro was born on a cattle station near Charleville, Queensland, before she moved with her family to a property west of Millmerran. She attended Fairholme College in Toow ...

(born 1981), Australian actress * Libby Potter, British reporter *

Libby Rees Libby Rees (born 28 November 1995, Ringwood, Hampshire) is an English author. Rees wrote the book ''Help Hope and Happiness'' () when she was 9 years old. The book is a self-help guide on how to cope with a parents' break up. The first edition ...

(born 1995), British author * Libby Riddles (born 1956), first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race *

Libby Szabo Libby Szabo is an American politician and a former Republican member of the Colorado House of Representatives. She represented District 27 from January 12, 2011, until her resignation on January 29, 2015. Szabo is a member of the conservative l ...

, American politician, member of the Colorado House of Representatives since 2011

Elizabeth or Lisbeth

* Libby Clegg (born 1990), Scottish Paralympic sprinter * Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), wife of General George Armstrong Custer, nicknamed "Libbie" * Libby Hathorn (born 1943), Australian writer and poet *

Libby Holman Elizabeth Lloyd Holman (née Holzman; May 23, 1904 – June 18, 1971) was an American socialite, actress, singer, and activist. Early life Elizabeth Lloyd Holzman was born May 23, 1904, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of a lawyer and stockbrok ...

(1904–1971), American torch singer and actress *

Libby Mettam Elizabeth Mettam (born 3 May 1977) is an Australian politician. She has been the Liberal member for Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since a by-election held on 18 October 2014. She is the leader of the Western Australian L ...

, Australian politician elected 2014, former journalist *

Libby Mitchell Elizabeth H. Mitchell (born Elizabeth Anne Harrill on June 22, 1940) is an American politician from Maine. Mitchell, a Democrat, represented part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was also the Democrats' 2010 ...

(born 1940), American politician * Libby Pataki (born 1950), wife of former New York Governor George Pataki * Libby Purves (born 1950), British journalist * Libby Roderick (born c. 1958), American singer/songwriter, poet and activist * Libbie Schrader, American singer-songwriter *

Libby Tanner Elizabeth Tanner (born 1970) is an Australian stage and television actress and theatre director best known for her roles as Bronwyn Craig in the television series '' All Saints'' and as Bridget Westfall in ''Wentworth''. Early life Tanner grew ...

(born 1970), Australian actress * Libby Thompson (1855–1953), American prostitute, dance hall girl and madam * Libby Titus (born 1947), American singer/songwriter born Elizabeth Jurist *

Libby Trickett Lisbeth Constance Trickett, OAM (; born 28 January 1985) is a retired Australian swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the shor ...

(born 1985), Australian world-record holding swimmer and Olympic champion

Surname

* Aaron Libby (born 1983), American politician *

Bill Libby William Melvin "Bill" Libby (November 14, 1927 – June 17, 1984) was an American writer and biographer best known for books on sports including 65 on sports figures. Early years Libby graduated from Shortridge High School in Indianapolis, also at ...

(1927–1984), American sports author *

Charles Libby Charles Freeman Libby (January 31, 1844 – June 3, 1915) was an American politician and lawyer from Maine. Libby, a Republican served as President of the Maine Senate from 1891 to 1892 and later as President of the American Bar Association. Bio ...

(1844–1915), American politician and lawyer *

Charles Thornton Libby Charles Thornton Libby (September 28, 1861 – May 23, 1948) was an American author, genealogist, historian and lawyer. He wrote five known books: ''The Libby Family in America, 1602–1881'' (1882), ''Cash, Panics and Industrial Depressions'' (1 ...

(1861–1948), American author, historian, genealogist and lawyer *

Frederick Libby Captain Frederick Libby (15 July 1891 – 9 January 1970) became the first American flying ace, while serving as an observer in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I. Libby transferred to the United States Army Air Service on 15 September 1 ...

(1891–1970), first American flying ace of World War I *

George D. Libby George Dalton Libby (4 December 1919 – 20 July 1950) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20, 1950. Serving with the 24th Infantry Division, Serge ...

(1919–1950), U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor * Jake Libby (born 1993), English cricketer * Nate Libby, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives beginning 2012 * Scooter Libby (born 1950), former chief of staff (2001–2005) to Vice President Dick Cheney * Willard Libby (1908–1980), American chemist * Grace Libby Vollmer (1884–1977), née Libby, American painter.

Fictional characters

* Libby (''Lost''), a minor character on the television drama ''Lost'' * Libby, Jonah's brief girlfriend who is also deaf in

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

series '' Andi Mack'' * Libby, from the 2015 Pixar film ''

The Good Dinosaur ''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American computer-animated adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn (in his feature directorial debut) and p ...

'' *

Libby Chessler The television series ''Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series), Sabrina the Teenage Witch'' has hosted a wide array of characters and guests over its series run. Sabrina and Salem are the only two characters to remain on the show throughout ...

, antagonist on the ABC/WB sitcom ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' * Libby Folfax, a female black character on the Nickelodeon 3D computer-animated television series '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' and the 2001 film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' *

Libby Fox Libby Fox (initially known as "Squiggle") is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'', played by Belinda Owusu. She made her first appearance on 22 May 2006 and left in 2010. She is the daughter of Denise Fox (Diane Parish) a ...

, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Libby Jeffries, in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' *

Libby Kennedy Libby Kennedy (also Kennedy-Fitzgerald) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'', played by Kym Valentine. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 3 October 1994. Valentine auditioned for the r ...

, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Libby Lawrence, a DC Comics superheroine, the first

Liberty Belle (comics) The Liberty Belle is the name of three superheroines. Two are from DC Comics: Libby Lawrence and Jesse Chambers, and the other is from Charlton Comics: Caroline Dean. DC Comics Libby Lawrence The first Liberty Belle was Libby Lawrence. Her powers ...

Andrew Jackson Libby Andrew Jackson " Slipstick" Libby is a fictional character featured in the "Future History" series of science fiction novels by Robert A. Heinlein Robert Anson Heinlein (; July 7, 1907 – May 8, 1988) was an American science fiction author, a ...

, a recurring character in Robert A. Heinlein's Future History series * Libbie the Cyber Oryx, a proposed mascot submitted in LibreOffice's mascot competition * Libby Masters, wife of the main character in the television show '' Masters of Sex'' * Libby, a character in the animated television series

Grojband ''Grojband'' is a Canadian animated television series created by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton for Teletoon in Canada and Cartoon Network in the United States. Produced by Fresh TV and Neptoon Studios, with animation by Elliott Animation, and p ...

* Libby Stein-Torres, a recurring character in

series ''

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Other

*Libby, an e-reader app by

OverDrive, Inc. OverDrive, Inc. is a digital distributor of eBooks, audiobooks, online magazines and streaming video titles. The company provides digital rights management and download fulfillment services for publishers, libraries, schools, corporations and b ...

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