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 [ 3 syll. i-mo-gen, im-og-en ] The girl name Imogen is pronounced IHMahGahN KEY. Imogen's language of origin is Celtic and it is predominantly used in English. The name developed from a typographical error on the Celtic Innogen (Old Irish), which is itself of the Irish Gaelic inghean ('daughter, girl') or the Latin innocens ('innocent'). The William Shakespeare play Cymbeline (1609) referred to a mythical character bearing the name Innogen, but in the printed edition the 'nn' ended up as 'm'; this could be due to the printer's misreading of the manuscripts. The name Imogen was adopted by English speakers in the late 19th century. Forms of the name include the English names Emogen, Imogene, and Imogenia. Imogen is an uncommon baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Baby names that sound like Imogen include the English Imogene, the Scandinavian Ingunn, the Frisian Inken, and the English Imogenia. A famous person named Imogen is Actress Imogen Stubbs, born 21 February 1961, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England. KEY: Pronunciation for Imogen: IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; G as in "green (G.R.IY.N)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
