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

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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 (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 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 (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, 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 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 (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 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 (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

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

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* Libby Stein-Torres, a recurring character in

series '' The Ghost and Molly McGee'' * 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, a canned food brand

Places

* Libby, Montana *

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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