Imogen (given name)
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Pronunciation/ˈɪmədʒən/
GenderFemale
MeaningUnknown, possibly "maiden", "daughter", "innocent" or “beloved child”
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| Pronunciation | /ˈɪmədʒən/ |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Unknown, possibly Celtic or Germanic |
| Meaning | Unknown, possibly "maiden", "daughter", "innocent" or “beloved child” |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Imogene, Innogen, Immy or Imi (nickname), Imo (nickname), Idgie or Midge (nickname) Gen (nickname) |
Imogen (/ˈɪmədʒən/), or Imogene (/ˈɪmədʒiːn/), is a female given name, see Innogen § Name for its origins.
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]
People
- Imogen was a politically influential sister[5] of Rivallon I of Dol, a contemporary and ally of William the Conqueror during the Breton-Norman War.
- Imogen Annesley (born 1970), Australian actress
- Imogen Bailey (born 1977), Australian model, actress and singer
- Imogen Bankier (born 1987), Scottish badminton player
- Imogen Binnie (born 1978/1979), American novelist and screenwriter
- Imogen Boorman (born 1971), British actress from Hellbound: Hellraiser II
- Imogen Cairns (born 1989), British gymnast
- Imogene Coca (1908–2001), American comic actress
- Imogen Cooper (born 1949), English pianist
- Imogen Cunningham (1883–1976), American photographer
- Imogen Edwards-Jones (born 1968), British author
- Imogen Grant (born 1996), British rower
- Imogen Hassall (1942–1980), British actress
- Imogen Heap (born 1977), English singer-songwriter
- Imogen Holst (1907–1984), British composer and conductor
- Imogen King (born 1996), English actress
- Imogen Kogge (born 1957), German actress
- Imogen LaChance (1853–1938), American social reformer
- Imogen Lloyd Webber (born 1977), British writer and theatre manager
- Imogen Murphy, Irish film and television director
- Imogen Poots (born 1989), British actress
- Imogen Simmonds (born 1993), British-Swiss triathlete
- Imogen Stuart (1927–2024), German sculptor
- Imogen Stubbs (born 1961), English actress
- Imogen Thomas (born 1982), Welsh model and contestant on Big Brother UK
- Imogen Waterhouse (born 1994), English actress and model
