I just can't help it :)

General Name Discussion
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I am in love with the name [name]Libby[/name]. I realize that it is a nickname and it might not suit an adult but I love it nonetheless. I just can’t help it! Here’s why…

  1. My husband loves it and we agree on so few names as it is. And he like just [name]Libby[/name]. Not [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Libby[/name].
    2.We love classic/vintage names that arent overused and have great meanings.
  2. It sounds sweet, simple, breezy and fun
  3. It’s so much fun to say!
    If you think it’s a horrible idea feel free to (gently) try to talk me out of it.
    If you love it too, what would you give her as a middle name? Our last anme starts with “T” and is 3 syllables. And what are 1 or 2 brothers and sisters you could see [name]Libby[/name] having?
    thanks
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I think the name [name]Libby[/name] is a beautiful name! I have always loved it as well…If you like it so much, go for it! As far as middle names, I’m not so sure…I Think [name]Easton[/name] sounds quite cute with it but that’s my opinion.

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I like [name]Libby[/name] too. I would probably use [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Libby[/name] but I definitely see the validity of your arguments - and [name]Libby[/name] is not really more nickname-y in sound than [name]Lucy[/name] or [name]Lily[/name]. So, if you have a [name]Libby[/name], how about:
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Louise[/name] - temptation for [name]Libby[/name]-[name]Lou[/name] nickname too great?
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Juliet[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Margaret[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Sage[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Serena[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Celeste[/name]

For brothers:
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Scott[/name]
[name]James[/name]
[name]Carter[/name]
[name]Henry[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]

For sisters:
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Nora[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Elsa[/name]
[name]Naomi[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Greta[/name]
[name]Iris[/name]
[name]Julia[/name]
[name]Alice[/name]

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[name]Libby[/name] is awfully cute. I know a [name]Libby[/name] (short for [name]Elizabeth[/name]) who still goes by [name]Libby[/name] even in her mid 20s. If you decide not to use [name]Libby[/name] as a full name, what do you think about using it as a nick name for [name]Olivia[/name] or [name]Liberty[/name]? A lot of French girl names ending in “ie” are getting popular right now, so [name]Libby[/name] might sound less like a nickname if she’s going to school with a lot of little Sophies.

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[name]Hi[/name]!

[name]Libby[/name] is definitely my favorite nickname for [name]Elizabeth[/name] except [name]Eliza[/name]! I think it is cute, and I usually don’t approve of nicknames as full names, but I’m actually able to imagine a sophisticated, successful woman named [name]Libby[/name], so I’m letting it slide. I don’t think something like [name]Maisie[/name], [name]Ruthie[/name], [name]Sadie[/name], or [name]Flossie[/name] works as a stand-alone name, however.

The middle name would depend heavily on your surname for me, but I will suggest a few for you to consider…

With a long surname - Cunningham - I’d choose:

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Claire[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Faye[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Jane[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Ruth[/name] “Cunningham”

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Flora[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Louise[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Roseanne[/name] “Cunningham”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Sarah[/name] “Cunningham”

With a medium surname - [name]Cooper[/name] - I’d choose:

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Faye[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Grace[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Jane[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Rose[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Annora[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Caroline[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Elinor[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Georgiana[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Helena[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Julia[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Katharine[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Margaret[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Violet[/name] “[name]Cooper[/name]”

(I’d recommend that final set of names for a short surname, too!)

As for siblings, I’d suggest [name]Alice[/name], [name]Flora[/name], [name]Crispin[/name], [name]Hugo[/name], and [name]Rupert[/name] for you…

[name]Lemon[/name] :slight_smile:

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I [name]LOVE[/name] the name [name]Libby[/name]. I’ve never been a fan of naming kids [name]JUST[/name] nicknames, so I personally would go for [name]Elizabeth[/name]/[name]Elisabeth[/name] and just call her [name]Libby[/name], but I think it’s ADORABLE!!!

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[name]Libby[/name] is super cute but I would give her a full name. Put [name]Elizabeth[/name] on the birth certificate and then just call her [name]Libby[/name]. It will give her a proper adult name and will sound very profesional when she goes to apply for a job, or wants to run for the senate, whatever she chooses :slight_smile:
There is also [name]Liberty[/name].
I could see as a sibset: [name]Elizabeth[/name] “[name]Libby[/name]”, [name]Adele[/name], [name]Charles[/name] “[name]Charlie[/name]”, and [name]Griffin[/name].

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I think [name]Libby[/name] is a lot of fun to say :slight_smile:

Personally, I would be concerned about giving her a full name, but if you really don’t like any of the options then the most important thing is choosing a name that you love.

I think [name]Libby[/name] would need siblings with nickname-names, too.

For girls :
[name]Tilly[/name]
[name]Milly[/name]
[name]Maisie[/name]
[name]Daisy[/name]
[name]Rosie[/name]
[name]Belle[/name]
[name]Penny[/name]
[name]Poppy[/name]
[name]Evie[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name]
[name]Cassie[/name]
[name]Polly[/name]
[name]Molly[/name]
[name]Elsie[/name]

Boys :
[name]Leo[/name]
[name]Theo[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Jack[/name] (not really a nickname name anymore, but so simple and classic that it works)
[name]Oz[/name]
[name]Ike[/name]
[name]Alex[/name].

Also, short, unusual names might work, such as [name]Clover[/name].

Other names which could give the nn [name]Libby[/name] are :
Libena (a Czech name meaning ‘love’)
Libitina (the [name]Roman[/name] goddess of death, though, which might put you off)
[name]Liberty[/name].

You may also like [name]Lydia[/name] nn Liddy.

Good luck!

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Thanks!
My first thought was also [name]Libby[/name] [name]Claire[/name] or [name]Libby[/name] [name]Kate[/name]. [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Claire[/name] would be nice too… oh, I just don’t know!

Other names I love saying but am not “set” on for my future kiddos…
[name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Eloise[/name] ("[name]Lottie[/name]"?)
[name]Henry[/name] [name]Edison[/name]
[name]Benjamin[/name] [name]Miles[/name] / [name]Miles[/name] [name]Benjamin[/name]
[name]Eli[/name] [name]James[/name]

I suppose [name]Elizabeth[/name] would fit in nicely. Hmmm…
Thanks for your help! Lots to think about!

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I’m a [name]Libby[/name]. [name]Elizabeth[/name] is a family name, but I’ve been called [name]Libby[/name] since the day I was born. And now, even in my 30s, I still go by only [name]Libby[/name]. I only use [name]Elizabeth[/name] on formal documents (loans, checks, accounts) because I have to.

My middle name is [name]Ann[/name]. My parents weren’t overly creative and “[name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Ann[/name]” with some [name]Elizabeth[/name] nickname is a family tradition.

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[name]Libby[/name], I love it! Very spunky! I think it woudl be great as a stand alone name. For some reason all the MN that sound good are 2 syllables with a long ee sound it it. Also I am not put off by them starting with E even though [name]Libby[/name] ends with Y, usually I dont’ like that sort of thing:

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Eileen[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Elise[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Christine[/name]

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[name]Libby[/name] [name]Claire[/name] or [name]Elizabeth[/name] (nn [name]Libby[/name]) [name]Claire[/name] are just beautiful!

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I don’t think it’s a horrible idea at all, but I thought I would add a comment on the side of trying to talk you out of it. I just think your daughter shoud have the choice of a more formal name if she wants one someday, though I think it’s wonderful for you to call her [name]Libby[/name] and that to be the main name she goes by through her childhood. My reason for preferring a formal name in this type of situation (where the child will be known by a nn anyway) is twofold: 1) the choice between going by a formal name and going by a nickname is not the same as the choice between having the name [name]Anne[/name] or having the name [name]Elizabeth[/name]; the latter is obviously a decision the parent makes for the child, but the former feels much more individual and should be the kind of decision a person ultimately makes for herself; 2) with a current trend toward nn-only names, a [name]Libby[/name]-just [name]Libby[/name] is bound to someday feel dated, while en [name]Elizabeth[/name] nn [name]Libby[/name] retains the timeless classic feel you and your husband are going for.

I know, there is the why bother with [name]Elizabeth[/name] argument, but what about the why not just use the full [name]Elizabeth[/name] argument? All of your reasons listed have to do with your love of [name]Libby[/name], which I fully endorse. But you don’t really have any reasons on there not to use [name]Elizabeth[/name] on the birth certificate. The only reason you mentioned at all was that your husband prefers [name]Libby[/name]. I think that’s solved by the fact that you’re going to call her [name]Libby[/name] (he can always call her [name]Libby[/name], even if someday she grows up and chooses for everyone else in her life to call her [name]Beth[/name], which by the way she might do [name]EVEN[/name] if you name her just [name]Libby[/name]). He can’t really dislike [name]Elizabeth[/name] because first of all, it happens to be the least offensive name in the world, and second, anyone who loves [name]Libby[/name] enough to name their child [name]Libby[/name] would have to wholeheartedly appreciate the name from which [name]Libby[/name] stems; without [name]Elizabeth[/name] [name]Libby[/name] is not the classic beauty that you know her to be.

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I already know a little girl named [name]Libby[/name], just [name]Libby[/name].

(-:

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[name]Libby[/name], is a name that has grown on me too. I can see it on a woman and I can see it fitting in just fine with everyone else her age. It’s rather similar to [name]Lily[/name] which I don’t think ages at all but whatever.

[name]Libby[/name] [name]Raegan[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Reagan[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Isabel[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Noelle[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Savannah[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Claire[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Clara[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Anneliese[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Madison[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Samantha[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Violet[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Isabella[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Jessica[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Madeline[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Morgan[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Sienna[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Cadence[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Stella[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Kate[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Charlotte[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Payton[/name] or [name]Libby[/name] [name]Paityn[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Autumn[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Julia[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Julianna[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Julianne[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Addison[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Taylor[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Megan[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Willow[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Reese[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Gabriella[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Sophia[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Hazel[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Delilah[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Brynn[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Norah[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Rachel[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Madelyn[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Alison[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Allison[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Allyson[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Katherine[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Catherine[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Candace[/name]
[name]Libby[/name] [name]Amelia[/name]

Sibling Ideas: All middle names suggested above and
[name]Ellie[/name]
[name]Ella[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Maggie[/name]
[name]Abigail[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Ethan[/name]
[name]Luke[/name]
[name]Tucker[/name]
[name]Elijah[/name]
[name]Owen[/name]
[name]Blake[/name]
[name]Will[/name]
[name]Max[/name]
[name]Zachary[/name]
[name]Connor[/name]
[name]Spencer[/name]
[name]William[/name]
[name]Thomas[/name]
[name]Michael[/name]
[name]Zane[/name]
[name]Jacob[/name]
[name]Daniel[/name]
[name]Joseph[/name]
[name]Mason[/name]
[name]Noah[/name]
[name]Joshua[/name]
[name]Kyle[/name]
[name]Ian[/name]
[name]Ryan[/name]
[name]Joel[/name]
[name]Samuel[/name]
[name]Liam[/name]
[name]Ally[/name]
[name]Maddie[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]/[name]Sidney[/name]
[name]Dylan[/name]
[name]Caleb[/name]
[name]Alex[/name]
[name]Alexander[/name]
[name]Alexandra[/name]
[name]Lauren[/name]
[name]Logan[/name]
[name]Maxwell[/name]
[name]Anna[/name]
[name]Jack[/name]
[name]Callie[/name]
[name]Katie[/name]
[name]Gigi[/name]
[name]Leah[/name]
[name]Nina[/name]
[name]Jasmine[/name]
[name]Zoe[/name]/[name]Zoey[/name]
[name]Lindsey[/name]
[name]David[/name]
[name]Charlie[/name]
[name]Charles[/name]
[name]Lucy[/name]
[name]Ashley[/name]
[name]Ashlyn[/name]
[name]Grace[/name]
[name]Caroline[/name]
[name]Grant[/name]
[name]Phoebe[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Stella[/name]
[name]Mary[/name]
[name]Haley[/name]
[name]Natalie[/name]
[name]Ivy[/name]
[name]Violet[/name]
[name]Chloe[/name]
[name]Riley[/name]
[name]Olivia[/name]
[name]Avery[/name]
[name]Audrey[/name]
[name]Aspen[/name]
[name]Ava[/name]
[name]Eva[/name]
[name]Aubrey[/name]
[name]Reese[/name]
[name]Scarlet[/name]
[name]Bailey[/name]
[name]Sydney[/name]
[name]Lucille[/name]
[name]Josie[/name]
[name]Beth[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Mia[/name]
[name]Layla[/name]/[name]Laila[/name]/[name]Leila[/name]
[name]Amelia[/name]
[name]Piper[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Erin[/name]
[name]Macey[/name]/[name]Macy[/name]/[name]Maci[/name]/[name]Macie[/name]
[name]Hayden[/name]/[name]Haden[/name]
[name]Gabriel[/name]
[name]Eden[/name]
[name]Aiden[/name]
[name]Finn[/name]

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I think [name]Libby[/name] -just [name]Libby[/name]- is a wonderful name. I wouldn’t worry about putting down [name]Elizabeth[/name] on the birth certificate if you don’t want to. I have a relative that is named [name]Libby[/name], not [name]Elizabeth[/name].

I was named [name]Jenny[/name] when it was considered strictly a nickname for [name]Jennifer[/name], but I have always loved my name and I have never felt that it is just a nickname. Use [name]Libby[/name] if you love it, and don’t worry about it.

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I second this.