Meaning and background
The story behind Liba
Liba has a documented Yiddish personal-name history: it comes from libe, meaning “love”, and is written ליבאַ. That is a genuine name etymology, not a sentiment assigned to the name after the fact. Its spelling also looks similar to other European short names, but those resemblances do not cancel the attested Yiddish derivation. For an English-speaking owner, the final a keeps the two syllables clear.
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Recorded as a dog’s name
Liba appears in 3 dog licence records in the 2022 New York City dataset.
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Sources and research notes (2)
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene NYC Dog Licensing Dataset — all seven available extract years, retrieved 24 October 2026 — Recorded name spellings in NYC licence-period rows, extract years 2016–2018, 2022–2024 and 2026. Evidence selects one stated year per name. Annual snapshots overlap; never sum them as unique dogs. No national popularity, etymology or owner naming-intent claim.
- City of Seattle Seattle Pet Licenses — DOG-only name aggregate, current source dated 6 October 2026 — Secondary spelling corroboration from dog-only licence rows. No cats, owner fields, national ranking or unique-dog claim.
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