Meaning: Probably maiden, through Innogen
The story
Shakespeare’s Cymbeline gave this spelling its literary history, apparently through a printing change from Innogen. The older name is probably related to a Gaelic word for maiden, so the meaning remains qualified.
Nicknames
- Immy
- Gen
Spellings & variants
- Imogene
Popularity
Uncommon
Outside the US top 1,000.
Style
Origins
Imogen comes from English.
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