{{other uses}} '''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''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.kveller.com/the-20-most-popular-jewish-baby-names-in-israel/ | title=The 20 Most Popular Jewish Baby Names in Israel | date=19 September 2023 }}</ref>
As a surname, it can also be spelledLibbey. '''Libby''' or '''Libbie''' may refer to: {{TOC right}}
== 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, 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
=== 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)
==References== {{Reflist}}
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