Libby

For other uses, see Libby (disambiguation).

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.

It's also approximates "my heart" in Hebrew, and is a common Jewish given name as well as surname, in this case often a diminutive of Leibowitz. 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, 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"
• Libbie Janse van Rensburg (born 1994), South African rugby union and sevens player
• 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 (born 1977), 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, 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
• Elizabeth "Libby" Woods (born 1960), Australian magistrate and basketball administrator

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 (character)
• 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)