The Art of Literary Nomenclature

ORIGIN:
Alternate spelling of “Libbie”, diminutive of “Elizabeth” or “Isabel“.

VARIATIONS and NICKNAMES:
Libbie, Liddy, Liddie, etc.

REFERENCES IN LITERATURE:
– Libby Holton, a friend of the older Gilbreth girls in Cheaper By the Dozen (1948), written by Frank Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey.

Tagged: 1940s, English, L