Imogene

alliejo725 · October 2010

I think I love this name...and, incredibly, DH does, too.

We prefer the American pronunciation (hence the spelling) to the British Imogen.

Thoughts on the name itself, spelling, nicknames, etc.?

led2009 · October 2010

I have a great aunt named Imogene and she's always been Aunt Gene. I like the name and the spelling but can't come up with any other nn's.

anna7602 · October 2010

I like it. I don't know of any nns (which is a bonus, in my opinion). The one little girl I know IRL with this name goes by her entire name and I believe she spells it this way.

MCMoo23 · October 2010

I really love the name (any spelling). I agree with Anna, I don't know of any nn's and I think that's totally okay. I think it's a strong name alone and doesn't really need a nickname.

kriskris13 · October 2010

I like it! Spelling looks fine but I like Imogen slightly better.

ae2409 · October 2010

love it! i prefer the british spelling imogen. i like the nickname immy/immi

strangebird · October 2010

I know an Imogene, she's five or six and she goes by both Imogene and Genie.

I prefer the British pronunciation and spelling, but I like both. And I think it's a lovely choice.

macchiatto · October 2010

Not fond of it, but I do MUCH prefer Imogene to Imogen. The latter sounds like an awkward mispronunciation of "imagine" to me. I think Imogene has a much nicer sound.

shopgirl_07 · October 2010

I really, really, really dislike this name. I just don't get it. It doesn't sound feminine at all, I'm not fond of the spelling or the pronunciation. It's one of the ultimate old lady names IMO.

HappyMrsK · October 2010

kriskris13:
I like it! Spelling looks fine but I like Imogen slightly better.

This. I prefer the "jen" sound over the "gene" sound though. I guess Immy could be a nn. I like pp suggestion of Genie as a nn if you are going for the "gene" sound.

ara_cale · October 2010

There is a singer named Imogen Heap and I love her. I also really like the name whether it's spelled Imogen or Imogene.

alliejo725 · October 2010

anna7602:
I like it. I don't know of any nns (which is a bonus, in my opinion). The one little girl I know IRL with this name goes by her entire name and I believe she spells it this way.

I love hearing that! There are very, very few NNs I like, and it just makes me like this name even more knowing that it doesn't have an automatic NN.

alliejo725 · October 2010

macchiatto:
Not fond of it, but I do MUCH prefer Imogene to Imogen. The latter sounds like an awkward mispronunciation of "imagine" to me. I think Imogene has a much nicer sound.

I agree. I like Imogen in theory, but every time I say it, I just can't imagine (ha,ha) actually naming a child that.

Imogene is much prettier, and much more functional.

starlight8323 · October 2010

alliejo725:

anna7602:
I like it. I don't know of any nns (which is a bonus, in my opinion). The one little girl I know IRL with this name goes by her entire name and I believe she spells it this way.

I love hearing that! There are very, very few NNs I like, and it just makes me like this name even more knowing that it doesn't have an automatic NN.

I am truly sorry to tell y'all this, but I knew a lady named Imogene. She was in our great-grandparents' generation, which is perfect to me, but there is a problem. She had the nn Ima. I'm sure you all know how cruel the playground teasing could get with a nn like Ima: "I'm a cootie head" could quickly evolve into "I'm a turkey" or much worse (I'm not good at thinking of up this kind of stuff).

Of course, I don't know your last name, Allie, but if it's close to a noun of any kind, I'd drop it from the list immediately. But even if it's not, there's always the possibility that she could marry someone with a noun last name. Remember the Bumpie with the unfortunate last name of D!ck? Yikes!

Rachel010110 · October 2010

That was my great-grandma's name so I will always associate it with old people. haha But if you like it than go for it!

Maybe it can make a comeback.

JasmineBrooke · October 2010

I like it but still prefer the British pronunciation/spelling. There are a ton of British expats where I live and I hear this name (Imogen) pretty frequently and it always makes me smile.

alliejo725 · October 2010

Eaglefoot23:
alliejo725:

anna7602:
I like it. I don't know of any nns (which is a bonus, in my opinion). The one little girl I know IRL with this name goes by her entire name and I believe she spells it this way.

I love hearing that! There are very, very few NNs I like, and it just makes me like this name even more knowing that it doesn't have an automatic NN.

I am truly sorry to tell y'all this, but I knew a lady named Imogene. She was in our great-grandparents' generation, which is perfect to me, but there is a problem. She had the nn Ima. I'm sure you all know how cruel the playground teasing could get with a nn like Ima: "I'm a cootie head" could quickly evolve into "I'm a turkey" or much worse (I'm not good at thinking of up this kind of stuff).
Of course, I don't know your last name, Allie, but if it's close to a noun of any kind, I'd drop it from the list immediately. But even if it's not, there's always the possibility that she could marry someone with a noun last name. Remember the Bumpie with the unfortunate last name of D!ck? Yikes!

That shouldn't be a problem with our last name.

I also don't think Ima is an intuitive NN, at least not for this generation. If she went by Imogene, people would call her that, and possibly shorten it to "Genie."

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