Libi (name)

'''Libi''' is a modern Jewish name (ליבי) according to various baby name sites. It is derived from the plural of the Hebrew word 'lev' (heart), which is 'libbot',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/heart|title=Heart}}</ref> leading it to be described as meaning "my heart". It is also occasionally spelled Libby.<ref>https://www.kveller.com/the-20-most-popular-jewish-baby-names-in-israel/</ref> Alternatively, it has been listed as meaning "loved one", most likely deriving from Yiddish and the German word 'liebe'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kveller.com/jewish-baby-name/libi/|title=Libi|access-date=2021-08-27|archive-date=2021-08-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824164030/https://www.kveller.com/jewish-baby-name/libi/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

'''Libi''' is also rarely used as a variant of Libby, a diminutive of Elizabeth.

'''Libi''' in Arabic means 'Libyan' and is typically used as part of a surname for people of Libyan origin, al-Libi.

==Given name== * Libi Haim (born 1984), Israeli volleyball player * Elizabeth 'Libi' Staiger, American actress

==Surname== * Ben Ali Libi, also known as Michel Velleman, Dutch magician

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Category:Jewish given names Category:Hebrew-language given names Category:German given names