Lieberman and Liebermann are names deriving from ''Lieb'', a German and Jewish (Ashkenazic) nickname for a person from the German ''lieb'' or Yiddish ''lib'', meaning 'dear, beloved'.
Patrick Hanks
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Background
Hanks was educated a ...
and Flavia Hodges, ''A Dictionary of Surnames'', Oxford University Press, 1988, p. 325 Many Lieberman families originally spelled the name in
Hebrew
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or
Cyrillic
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characters, so variations in the spelling occurred during transliteration to the Latin alphabet.
Felix Liebermann
Felix Liebermann (20 July 1851 – 7 October 1925) was a German historian, who is celebrated for his scholarly contributions to the study of medieval English history, particularly that of Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman law.
Life
Felix Liebermann ...
, historian (brother to Max Liebermann)
* Lowell Liebermann, composer
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Max Liebermann
Max Liebermann (20 July 1847 – 8 February 1935) was a German painter and printmaker, and one of the leading proponents of Impressionism in Germany and continental Europe. In addition to his activity as an artist, he also assembled an important ...
, painter
* Oren Liebermann, American-Israeli journalist
* Rolf Liebermann (1910–1999), Swiss composer and opera director
Lieberman
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Avigdor Lieberman
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Jeff Lieberman
Jeff Lieberman (born October 16, 1947) is an American film director and screenwriter, known for his cult film, cult horror film, horror and thriller films ''Squirm'' (1976), ''Blue Sunshine (film), Blue Sunshine'' (1977) and ''Just Before Dawn ...
(born 1947), American filmmaker
* Jeffrey Lieberman, American psychiatrist, Chairman, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University
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Joe Lieberman
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, US Senator from Connecticut, husband of Hadassah Lieberman
* Judith Lieberman, educator and the wife of Saul Lieberman
* Lori Lieberman, American singer-songwriter
* Lou Lieberman, Australian politician
* Louise Lieberman (born 1977), American soccer coach and former player
* Matthew Lieberman, professor of social cognitive neuroscience
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Nancy Lieberman
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(born 1958), American basketball player
* Nick Lieberman, American filmmaker
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Philip Lieberman
Philip Lieberman (October 25, 1934 – July 12, 2022) was a cognitive scientist at Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. Originally trained in phonetics, he wrote a dissertation on intonation. His career focused on to ...
, linguist
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Robert Lieberman
Robert Lieberman (July 16, 1947 – July 1, 2023) was an American film and television director.
Career
Lieberman was the founder of the commercial production company Harmony Pictures and directed close to two thousand commercials. He received ...
Claire Lieberman
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, the female lead in ''Young Indiana Jones and the Hollywood Follies''