Comments for the name Imogen

Great name for a strong, independent, intelligent girl.

Famous bearer: Imogen Heap.

My daughter is called Imogen! I love this name. We are from Germany, where this name is very, very exceeding and uncommon.

I love this name and called my second daughter by the same. People say "that's a new one" - but it is an old name.

Imogen Stubbs is a British actress.

Imogen Cunningham was one of the best-known American female photographers.

Emogen is another form of this name, which is very popular in the US.

Actually, neither Imogen nor Emogen made an appearance in the top 1000 U.S. baby names in 2005, the last year for which Social Security Administration data is available.

Contrary to the comment above, neither "Imogen" nor "Emogen" are popular in the U.S. I had NEVER heard this name used before until I saw the play Cymbeline, and I've lived in the U.S. all of my life.

Imogen Bailey is a famous Australian model.

It was always my understanding that this name was indeed a misprint of Innogen from Shakespeare's Cymbeline, but that it was derived from the Greek words "Inno" (beloved) and "Gen" (child) rather than from the Irish.

This is a beautiful name that would equally suit a child or a grown woman. Although there are several famous Imogens I have only ever met one in my life.

A lovely, beautiful and strong name. Sounds refined and is not tacky.

I like this name, although I have never met an Imogen before. Also, that was the name of the baby girl in About A Boy of which Hugh Grant's character was asked to be godfather of.

I think that this is a beautiful name that is rarely used but when it is, it suits the person perfectly.

I've never been that fussed with the name Imogen. Even though it's my name. People keep coming up to me and saying "Oh what a modern name" even though it's been around for centuries!

I love this name! But most people in the U.S. pronounce it "Aye-m-o-jean." I love it when it is pronounced "Emma-gen."

This is a cool name, and a very beautiful one, too. I think it'd be just as cool if pronounced with a hard G sound.

In Gaelic it means maiden but in Hebrew it means Image of her Mother.

I am loving this name at the moment. If I ever have another girl, this will probably be her name.

I think the AYE-mo-jean pronunciation just kills this otherwise beautiful name. I prefer IM-ma-jen or even IM-ma-gen. It rolls better.

Ugly.

Ugly, ugly, ugly. Who would want to tourture their daughter with a name like this. You're just asking for her to be teased in the school-yard.

I love this name, it sounds classy and it's not common at all.

Not only is this my personal impression but it's famous bearer as well. I absolutely love this name. It's not often used, original, and all around beautiful. The famous woman photographer Imogen Cunningham was an AMAZING woman. Very strong. I want my daughter to be named after her, she's been a big inspiration in my life and I hope that my daughter will inherit her strong traits through her name.

I'm not sure if I like this name or not yet. I just can never remember how to pronounce it.

"Inghean", the Gaelic word from which this name comes, actually means "daughter". The root that "inghean" came from meant "girl", but for the most part it means daughter now.

The Irish descendant of "inghean", "iníon", strictly means "daughter".

The Scottish descentant of "inghean", "nighean", can mean "girl" but its primary meaning is "daughter".

This name reminds me of allergen.

Since the name Imogen appears printed that way several dozen times in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, it is much more likely that this was an intentional adaptation on Shakespeare's part rather than an accidental printing error. He made a similar change from the traditional Cordeilla to his version Cordelia for his King Lear.

This is a really pretty name, but it doesn't exactly sound fresh and innovative in English-speaking countries outside the US and Canada. Having said that, the name will surely sound good on girls and women alike.

I've always pronounced it EE-mo-jean. It sounds really pretty awesome. With the exception of a lame American subculture that might get associated with it.

Please stop that. It's I'm OH jen. That's it. If you want -gene use Imogene or Emma Jean.

I don't understand why people like this name. The pronunciation of the name makes it sound like you have a cold and you're trying to say "I mow Jen". I don't understand the appeal of a name where it sounds like you've run over a girl named Jen with a lawn mower.

Wow. This is probably one of the strangest names I've ever heard. I like it! This is a very pretty name. When I hear this name, I always think of Imogen Heap, and she's awesome!

Imogen is gorgeous, it's such a beautiful name. Classy yet strong but still uncommon. I find it quite evocative and ethereal. I can never understand why some Americans insist on the pronunciation emmma jean - not only does it ruin a beautiful name but the ending is clearly not spelt like that, they don't have a problem with Jennifer so why pronounce gen as jean?

I envy anyone called this!

Imogen Morris Clarke is an English model.

One famous bearer is the British actress Imogen Poots aka Tammy from 28 Weeks later.

It's such a beautiful name!

If Innogen hadn't been misspelled Imogen in Cymbeline, I would never have come across such a beautiful name. Imogen sounds so gorgeous, elegant and cool. Makes me think of a confident, opinionated, independent girl who loves music. I don't know why people say Imogen's a common name. I've never met any Imogens. To me, this name is really unique. I'd love to call my own daughter Imogen.

Gorgeous name. I love the nickname Immy.

Pretty! It sounds like 'imagine'.

Ugly, ugly name.

I think of an ugly old woman who has been fickle, ill, and mean her entire life.

It looks like 'i morgen' which is Danish for tomorrow.

I don't know. At first I thought it was really odd but I have found it to have some kind of strange appeal.

Imogen Holst -Beitish conductor and daughter of the great composer Gustav Holst.

I love this name! So refined and lovely, not frilly like so many other popular names. I wish it were a bit more popular in the U.S.!

Imogen has what it takes to be the next Emily.

I didn't like Imogen at first, but after listening to Imogen Heap's music, this name grew on me a bit. It's far from being one of my favorites, but it sounds nice. It's a shame that Imogen is not really used in America where I live. Imogen definitely sounds more mature than a lot of the names trendy in America right now.

Sure, a lot of old names are making a comeback, but I wouldn't recommend Imogen it if you live in the USA. It is rarely pronounced correctly here and believe me, what you will hear will not be pretty.

Very pretty and exotic sounding girls name.

Imogen Cunningham (born 1883 in Portland, Oregon) was an American photographer.

My sister's best friend is named Imogen; she's always gone by Imma. It's extremely uncommon in the USA so a lot of people call her Emma, but she gets a lot of compliments on her full name. You have options for childhood nicknames in Imma, Mo, and Jen/Jenny, but overall I think the name ages really well. Imogen Heap's music is really good too.

I love this name, but I think it will become too hipster popular soon. England sometimes starts name trends, and pretty soon this will be the next name in the States. Even if that happens, I will always love this name.

I love it! Very lovely name.

As much as I want to, I don't like this name. The way it sounds is just kind of weird.

I used to hate this name, but lately I've grown to love it. It has a timeless, elegant feel to it. I'm from Australia, and it's definitely uncommon here, though not unheard of. I pronounce it EE-mo-jen.