Imogen (given name)

Imogen
Pronunciation/ˈɪməən/
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameUnknown, possibly Celtic or Germanic
MeaningUnknown, possibly "maiden", "daughter", "innocent" or “beloved child”
Other names
Related namesImogene, Innogen, Immy or Imi (nickname), Imo (nickname), Idgie or Midge (nickname) Gen (nickname)

Imogen (/ˈɪməən/), or Imogene (/ˈɪmən/), is a female given name of uncertain etymology. The name may have originated as an accidental or deliberate misspelling of the name Innogen in the 1623 First Folio edition of William Shakespeare's Cymbeline, see Innogen#Legacy for details.

Popularity

In England and Wales Imogen was the 34th most popular baby girl name in 2014;[1] in Australia the 35th most popular name for baby girls from 2011 to 2013;[2] in Scotland in 2007, 86th.[3]

Up to 2013, Imogen had never been in the top 1000 most popular baby names in the United States, with only 131 baby girls named Imogen in the US in 2013. However by the mid-year of 2014, Imogen was the top baby girl's name.[4]

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See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Imogen
  • All pages with titles containing Imogen

References

  1. ^ "The 100 most popular baby names in England and Wales in 2014 – the full list". The Guardian. 17 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016.
  2. ^ Sullivan, Rebecca (5 May 2015). "Australia's top 10 baby names". News.com.au. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 6 December 2015.
  3. ^ Behind the Name
  4. ^ Redmond Satran, Pamela (9 July 2014). "The most popular baby names of 2014 so far are..." Today Parents. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016.
  5. ^ Marjorie Chibnall, ed. (1990). Anglo-Norman Studies XIII: Proceedings of the Battle Conference. p. 168.