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Imogen (given name)

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Imogen (given name)
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Imogen (/ˈɪməən/), or Imogene (/ˈɪmən/), is a female given name of uncertain etymology.

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Origin

The name may have originated as an accidental or deliberate misspelling of the name Innogen, a rare[1] Irish Gaelic name which may have been common in the past, from the word 'inghean' meaning "maiden" or "girl";[2] or as a British Celtic name derived from the Latin Innocentia.[3] Innogen is known as the name of a legendary British queen, supposedly wife to King Brutus and mother of Locrinus, Albanactus and Camber.

Imogen was the name of a politically influential sister[4] of Rivallon I of Dol, a contemporary and ally of William the Conqueror during the Breton-Norman War.

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Popularity

In England and Wales Imogen was the 34th most popular baby girl name in 2014;[5] in Australia the 35th most popular name for baby girls from 2011 to 2013;[6] in Scotland in 2007, 86th.[7]

As of July 2014, 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.[8]

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