Libby as a feminine given name is typically a diminutive form of

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, which is less commonly spelled 'Libbie' or ' Libi'. In recent years, it has been used as a shortened version of the name

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. The name means ''my heart'' in

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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 leade ...

(born 1953), Canadian member of parliament *

Libby Gill Libby Gill is an American speaker, coach, and author from Los Angeles, California. She is the CEO of Libby Gill & Company. She was also the Senior Vice President at Universal Studios Television, Vice President at Sony Pictures Television, and T ...

(born 1954), American motivational writer, speaker and coach * Libby Gleeson (born 1950), Australian writer *

Libby Fischer Hellmann Libby Fischer Hellmann is an American crime fiction Crime fiction, detective story, murder mystery, crime novel, mystery novel, and police novel are terms used to describe narratives or fiction that centre on criminal acts and especially on th ...

, 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 an American zoologist. She wrote numerous works on invertebrate zoology and the widely used ''A Laboratory Manual for Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy'' (1922, revised in 1942). Lif ...

(1888–1969), American zoologist *

Libby Larsen Elizabeth Brown Larsen (born December 24, 1950) is a contemporary American classical composer. Along with composer Stephen Paulus, she is a co-founder of the Minnesota Composers Forum, now the American Composers Forum. A former holder of the Pa ...

(born 1950), American classical composer *

Libby Morris Libby Morris (born 1932, Winnipeg) is a Canadian singer, comedienne and actress. She appeared in several CBC radio shows of the 1950s and moved into TV and film from the 1960s onward after she moved to London, England. She became a very well know ...

(born 1930), Canadian comic actress * Libby Munro (born 1981), Australian actress *

Libby Potter Libby Potter is a British reporter best known for her appearances on BBC Three and BBC Two's ''The Money Programme''. Biography After gaining a degree in English literature from St John's College, Cambridge, Potter's media career began in the B ...

, British reporter * Libby Rees (born 1995), British author *

Libby Riddles Libby Riddles (born April 1, 1956) is an American dog musher, and the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Early life Riddles was born in Madison, Wisconsin, to Willard and Mary Riddles, and moved to Alaska (from Minnesota; she ...

(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 Elizabeth Gemma Clegg (born 24 March 1990) is a British Paralympic sprinter and tandem track cyclist who has represented both Scotland and Great Britain at international events. She represented Great Britain in the T12 100m and 200m at the 2 ...

(born 1990), Scottish Paralympic sprinter *

Elizabeth Bacon Custer Elizabeth Bacon Custer ( Bacon; April 8, 1842 – April 4, 1933) was the wife of Brevet Major General George Armstrong Custer, United States Army. She spent most of their twelve-year marriage in relative proximity to him despite his numerous mi ...

(1842–1933), wife of General George Armstrong Custer, nicknamed "Libbie" *

Libby Hakaraia Elizabeth Anne Hakaraia is a New Zealand film producer, director, and author. Biography Hakaraia was raised in Lower Hutt and started her broadcasting career at Radio Waikato when she was 17 years old. When she was 20, she moved to Radio ...

, New Zealand film producer and director *

Libby Hathorn Elizabeth Helen Hathorn (born 1943) is an Australian writer for children, and a poet who works with schools, institutions and communities. She has received many awards for her books, some of which have been translated into several languages. In ...

(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 Holman was born on May 23, 1904, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of a lawyer and stockbr ...

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

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 ...

(born 1966), British Anglican bishop *

Libby Mettam Elizabeth Mettam (, 3 May 1977) is an Australian politician. She has been the member for Vasse in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly since 18 October 2014 and the deputy leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party since 25 March 20 ...

, 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 Vassalboro, which is part of Kennebec County in the Maine Senate from 2004 to 2010. Mitchell was al ...

(born 1940), American politician *

Libby Pataki Libby Pataki (born Mary Elizabeth Rowland; November 17, 1950) is the former First Lady of New York and the wife of former New York Governor George Pataki. She served as First Lady from 1995 to 2006 during the three terms of her husband's administr ...

(born 1950), wife of former New York Governor George Pataki *

Libby Purves Elizabeth Mary Purves, (born 2 February 1950) is a British radio presenter, journalist and author. Early life and career Born in London, a diplomat's daughter, Purves was raised in her mother's Catholic faith and educated at convent school ...

(born 1950), British journalist *

Libby Roderick Libby Roderick (born 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, recording artist, poet, activist, and teacher. The global impact of her song "How Could Anyone" has been featured on CNN, on CBS, and in the Associated Press. Her music has been feat ...

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

(born 1970), Australian actress * Libby Thompson (1855–1953), American prostitute, dance hall girl and madam *

Libby Titus Elizabeth Titus (nee Jurist; July 6, 1947 – October 13, 2024) was an American singer and songwriter. Early life Titus was born in Woodstock, New York, on July 6, 1947. Her studies at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, were cut s ...

(born 1947), American singer/songwriter born Elizabeth Jurist *

Libby Trickett Lisbeth Constance Trickett, (; born 28 January 1985) is an Australian retired competitive swimmer. She was a gold medallist at the 2004, 2008, and the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was the world record holder in the short-course (25m) 100-metre fr ...

(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 a ...

(1927–1984), American sports author * Charles Libby (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'' ( ...

(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 19 ...

(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 Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 20, 1950. Serving with the 24th ...

(1919–1950), U.S. Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor * Jake Libby (born 1993), English cricketer *

Nate Libby Nathan Libby is an American Democratic former politician from Maine. He represented Senate District 21, which serves Lewiston, Maine's second-largest city. Libby grew up in central Maine and attended Bates College where he majored in history and ...

, American politician, member of the Maine House of Representatives beginning 2012 *

Scooter Libby I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby (first name generally given as Irv, Irve or Irving; born August 22, 1950) is an American lawyer and former chief of staff to Vice President of the United States, Vice President Dick Cheney known for his high-profile indic ...

(born 1950), former chief of staff (2001–2005) to Vice President Dick Cheney *

Willard Libby Willard Frank Libby (December 17, 1908 – September 8, 1980) was an American physical chemist noted for his role in the 1949 development of radiocarbon dating, a process which revolutionized archaeology and palaeontology. For his contributio ...

(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 is an American pay television television channel, channel that serves as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney Entertainment business segment of the Walt Disney Company ...

series ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizab ...

'' * Libby, from the 2015 Pixar film ''

The Good Dinosaur ''The Good Dinosaur'' is a 2015 American animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures. The film was directed by Peter Sohn and produced by Denise Ream, from a screenplay written by Meg Le ...

'' * 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 ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius'', or just ''The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron'' and often shortened as ''Jimmy Neutron'', is an American animated television series created by John A. Davis for Nickelodeon. Based on the 2001 film '' ...

'' 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, 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 ''Masters of Sex'' is an American period drama television series that premiered on September 29, 2013, on Showtime. It was developed by Michelle Ashford and loosely based on Thomas Maier's biography '' Masters of Sex''. Set in the 1950s thro ...

'' * Libby, a character in the animated television series

Grojband ''Grojband'' (Blend word, portmanteau for "garage" and "band") 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 S ...

* Libby Stein-Torres, a recurring character in

series ''

The Ghost and Molly McGee , creator = Bill Motz and Bob Roth , showrunner = Bill Motz and Bob Roth , voices = {{Plainlist, * Ashly Burch * Dana Snyder * Jordan Klepper * Sumalee Montano * Michaela Dietz * Lara Jill Miller , the ...

'' * Kate Libby, one of the main characters in ''Hackers'' (1995) played by

Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie ( ; born Angelina Jolie Voight, , June 4, 1975) is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. The recipient of List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie, numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards ...

Commercial

Libby (service) Libby is a free-to-use proprietary mobile app that supports users in accessing library ebooks. It is a product of OverDrive, Inc. The app uses a user's library card number to connect to the user's library account and check out ebooks. Once boo ...

, a major digital library application *

Libby's Libby's (Libby, McNeill & Libby) was an American company that produced canned food and beverages. The firm was established in 1869 in Chicago, Illinois. The Libby's trademark is currently owned by Libby's Brand Holding based in Geneva, Switzerlan ...

, a canned food brand

Places

Libby, Montana Libby is a city in northwestern Montana, United States and the county seat of Lincoln County, Montana, Lincoln County. The population was 2,775 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Libby suffered from the area's contamination from nea ...

Libby Prison Libby Prison was a Confederate States of America, Confederate prison at Richmond, Virginia, during the American Civil War. In 1862 it was designated to hold officer prisoners from the Union Army, taking in numbers from the nearby Seven Days battl ...

, US Civil War prison

References

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