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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. The name means ''my heart'' in
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. It became popular in Israel due to a character in a series of novels for young teenagers by author Hadas Leibowitz and due to its use in the Israeli song ''Achoti Haktana'' or ''My Little Sister''. As a
surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...
, it can also be spelled ' Libbey'. Libby or Libbie may refer to:


People with the name


Given name


Libby or Libbie

* Libby Davies (born 1953), Canadian member of parliament * Libby Gill (born 1954), American motivational writer, speaker and coach * Libby Gleeson (born 1950), Australian writer * Libby Fischer Hellmann, American crime fiction writer * Libbie Hickman (born 1965), American former long-distance runner * Libbie Hyman (1888–1969), American zoologist * Libby Larsen (born 1950), American classical composer * Libby Morris (born 1930), Canadian comic actress * Libby Munro (born 1981), Australian actress * Libby Potter, British reporter * Libby Rees (born 1995), British author * Libby Riddles (born 1956), first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race * Libby Szabo, 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 Hakaraia, New Zealand film producer and director * Libby Hathorn (born 1943), Australian writer and poet * Libby Holman (1904–1971), American torch singer and actress * Libby Lane (born 1966), British Anglican bishop * Libby Mettam, Australian politician elected 2014, former journalist * Libby Mitchell (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 Elizabeth Schrader Polczer, better known as Elizabeth Schrader, is an American biblical scholar who concentrates on textual studies concerning Mary Magdalene, the Gospel of John, and the Nag Hammadi library, Nag Hammadi corpus. She currently tea ...
, American singer-songwriter * Libby Tanner (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 (born 1985), Australian world-record holding swimmer and Olympic champion


Surname

* Aaron Libby (born 1983), American politician * Bill Libby (1927–1984), American sports author * Charles Libby (1844–1915), American politician and lawyer * Charles Thornton Libby (1861–1948), American author, historian, genealogist and lawyer * Frederick Libby (1891–1970), first American flying ace of World War I * George D. Libby (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 series '' Andi Mack'' * Libby, from the 2015 Pixar film '' The Good Dinosaur'' * Libby Chessler, antagonist on the ABC/WB sitcom ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' * Libby Folfax, a female black character on the Nickelodeon animated television series '' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'' and the 2001 film '' Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'' * Libby Fox, in the British soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Libby Jeffries, in the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Libby Kennedy, in the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Libby Lawrence, a DC Comics superheroine, the first Liberty Belle (comics) * Andrew Jackson Libby, 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 * Libby Stein-Torres, a recurring character in Disney Channel series '' The Ghost and Molly McGee'' * Kate Libby, one of the main characters in ''Hackers'' (1995) played by Angelina Jolie


Commercial

* Libby (service), a major digital library application * Libby's, a canned food brand


Places

* Libby, Montana * Libby Prison, US Civil War prison


See also

* Senator Libby (disambiguation)


References

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