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How do you spell this name?

Liba

73%

[ 122 ]

Leeba

17%

[ 29 ]

Lieba

[ 11 ]

other

[ 4 ]

Total Votes : 166

amother

Sun, May 24 2020, 6:11 pm

If this is your name, how do you spell it and how do people unfamiliar with the name tend to pronounce it? I have a thing about not having an unpronounceable name in non-religious circles.

amother

Pearl

Sun, May 24 2020, 6:13 pm

I voted Liba, but if you don’t want it mispronounced ever do Leeba.

amother

Forestgreen

Sun, May 24 2020, 6:18 pm

Liba looks better

amother

Emerald

Sun, May 24 2020, 6:33 pm

I voted other for Leba

mfb

Sun, May 24 2020, 7:01 pm

amother [ Emerald ] wrote:

I voted other for Leba

Was going to write this. I would spell it Leba
Why do I see only one vote for other??

silverlining3

Sun, May 24 2020, 7:04 pm

It's not my name but I've seen Liba and Leeba.

Ora in town

Sun, May 24 2020, 7:10 pm

"Lieba" is actually the real correct form, but I voted Liba,because the extra e would just confuse...

amother

Smokey

Sun, May 24 2020, 7:43 pm

amother [ OP ] wrote:

If this is your name, how do you spell it and how do people unfamiliar with the name tend to pronounce it? I have a thing about not having an unpronounceable name in non-religious circles.

My name is Libby. Legally it’s Liba. Pronounced more like leeba. Most ppl pronounce it Libby. I’ve had some say leeby.

amother

Navy

Sun, May 24 2020, 7:47 pm

amother [ Smokey ] wrote:

My name is Libby. Legally it’s Liba. Pronounced more like leeba. Most ppl pronounce it Libby. I’ve had some say leeby.

My daughter is libby and I put Libby as her legal name too. It's easy to spell and pronounce for everyone

Kiwi13

Sun, May 24 2020, 8:23 pm

If you want to get all trendy (don't!) you could do Leighbah lol

I think Liba and Leeba are good choices. If I ever used the name, I would make great use of Libby - it's adorable!

amother

Vermilion

Sun, May 24 2020, 8:28 pm

I have a Lieba.
Thought Liba would get pronounced Li -ba (with a short I sound)
Leba would be pronounced Le-ba (with a short e sound)
And I preferred how lieba looks written to Leeba

amother

Plum

Sun, May 24 2020, 8:31 pm

My name is Liba. This is how it's legally spelled. But everyone calls me Libby.

Tiredwithjust2

Sun, May 24 2020, 8:35 pm

I know it’s not as common but we spelled our daughter’s name Leeba bc I wanted it to be phonetic.

amother

Wheat

Sun, May 24 2020, 8:39 pm

My daughter is Liba too (with a middle name but we legally named her Liba)
Love the name Smile

we mostly call her Libby or Libs.
We do have some medical offices call her Libya LOL

when they see her the first time

Amelia Bedelia

Sun, May 24 2020, 9:05 pm

Ora in town wrote:

"Lieba" is actually the real correct form, but I voted Liba,because the extra e would just confuse...

What makes it "correct"? It's Yiddish! Honestly, I've never seen it spelled that way. I think it's a cute way to spell it, but by no means do I think it's correct.
I mostly see Leba or Liba.

stillnewlywed

Mon, May 25 2020, 9:42 am

Leba

amother

Red

Mon, May 25 2020, 11:04 am

DD's middle name is Liba. We never even considered any other spelling.

amother

Pearl

Mon, May 25 2020, 11:40 am

Ora in town wrote:

"Lieba" is actually the real correct form, but I voted Liba,because the extra e would just confuse...

How does a name spelled with Hebrew letters have a correct English spelling? All of them are transliterations.

Sunny Days

Mon, May 25 2020, 1:14 pm

amother [ Pearl ] wrote:

Quote:

Ora in town wrote:
"Lieba" is actually the real correct form, but voted Liba,because the extra e would just confuse...

How does a name spelled with Hebrew letters have a correct English spelling? All of them are transliterations.

It’s spelled ליבא so where does an extra letter come in?

amother

Pearl

Mon, May 25 2020, 1:28 pm

gamzehyaavor wrote:

It’s spelled ליבא so where does an extra letter come in?

Exactly. The only issue under consideration is the aesthetics in the eyes of the parents and what will be pronounced most correctly. Rena and Dena are names with a similar issue. One e might be pronounced Leh-ba. Liba could be pronounced Lih-ba. Some people think Leeba looks funny. In my opinion, Lieba not only looks funny, but ie is not an ee sound in English. And if you live in an area with a lot of Hispanics, it may become Lee-eh-ba. Also why is there no Riena or Diena version of this name. Where did that spelling come from?

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