Lib

Diminutive of Elizabeth or Liberty

"pledged to god; freedom"

Lib Origin and Meaning

The name Lib is a girl's name meaning "pledged to god; freedom".

A concise and zippy short form of Elizabeth, Liberty or similar, used for the main character in the novel and film adaptation of Emma Donoghue's The Wonder about a nurse sent to observe a girl who is miraculously surviving without food, to check the validity of her parents' claim.

Rarely used as a given name, it could fit in with Liv, Meg, Bea, or Kit.

Lib in Pop Culture

• Women's lib term for the the women's liberation movement
• Lib nickname for a liberal
• Lib two Jaredite kings in the Book of Mormon