LIBBY  

Gender: F
Origin: English, diminutive of ELIZABETH

Popularity in 2008: #877

Through all the years when Betty, Betsy, Beth, Liz, and Lizzie were the Elizabethan nicknames of choice, Libby was set aside, but today it may be the most modern of all -- it has already made a strong comeback in England.

Variations:
Liby, Lib, Libbey, Libbie, Libbi

Libby is being discussed in our message boards:

• This got me thinking....
• Family Of 15--Lots of Multiples Big Family Game!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Favorite Names from Top 1000 - Comments?
• Another Large Family Baby Name Game... Of Course!!!!
• Girl Twins! Due March!

Read Nameberry blog posts about Libby:

• SCOTTISH BABY NAMES: What's 'in' in Inverness?
• WHO ARE THE MOST POPULAR ENGLISH GIRLS?
• JUST JOSIES: Nickname names--are they enough?
• POPULAR NAMES: Hidden Gems on the List
• FROM BERTHA TO ANGINA: One Mom's (Mostly Frustrated) Search for the Right Name