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Libby...

by Hola123

10/8/2007, 8:22 AM

I'm really starting to like the name Libby but I feel like it would be better as a nickname. The problem is the only name I can come up with is Libya which I have liked for a while but I'm looking for more suggestions. So WDYT of the name Libby? What's a name it could be used as a nickname for? I should add that I don't really like the name Elizabeth.

#Libby

This message was edited 10/8/2007, 8:57 AM

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- rooster

10/8/2007, 8:09 PM

My little cousin is called Libby but that is her full name rather than it being a nickname as it is usually used. I dont see any problem with it being used as a name by its self. Ive only ever heard of it eing short for Elizabeth or Elisabeth but i guess Olivia could work(Although i know a lot of people called Olivia nn Livvy). Isabella and Isabelle in their various forms could also strech to having the nickname Libby i guess!!

- Murasaki (lady murasaki) +2

10/8/2007, 2:55 PM

Olivia could work

- Dot (Spider from Mars)

10/9/2007, 10:42 AM

Ditto.

That's what I was going to suggest. I used to think Libby was short for Olivia and was confounded when I found it was in fact a pet form of Elizabeth. It seems interchangable with Liv/Livvy to me. Of course, Olivia may be too popular for your taste.

- Amanda (Manda_Bear)

10/9/2007, 8:14 AM

Olivia...

I agree. I know a girl named Olivia who goes by Libby.

- Emma Cummings (Emma McHnery)

10/8/2007, 12:39 PM

nt.

- ToveTer

10/8/2007, 11:21 AM

I don't really like Elizabeth as well, and Libby is very nice, and not only as a nickname. I really like Libya!
Some suggestions:
Liberty
Libena
Taliba
Liboria
Claribel
Libitina
Leeba
Belinda
Liesbeth
Libuse
Maribel
Lubna
Beli
Sebelia
Lilibeth
Sibilla
Liberatoria

This message was edited 10/8/2007, 12:58 PM

- xPrincess27x

10/8/2007, 10:25 AM

I like libby. I suppose you could use it as a nn for Isabel (or whatever spelling).

- Kris Rose

10/8/2007, 8:56 AM

Elizabeth, this is the only name I've ever seen it used for, and its a nice change from the Liz and Beth nn's. It also gives your daughter the choice to choose which nn she prefers when she gets older (or to go by a formal name)

- Mel (melrose452)

10/8/2007, 8:26 AM

I've heard it as a nickname for Elizabeth but I suppose it could also work for Olivia, Lydia, Liberty, Liboria, Leeba, Isabella, Lilibeth, or Lisbet.

- Joan-Ay

10/8/2007, 8:24 AM

I've always known Libby as a nn for Elizabeth. By the way, I LOVE the name Libby!

~Joanie~

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