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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 and Scottish Gaelic name which may have been common in the past, from the word 'inghean' meaning "maiden" or "daughter";[2][3][4] or as a British Celtic name derived from the Latin Innocentia meaning "innocent".[5][6]

Some modern baby name sources interpret Imogen as meaning “beloved child”, based on a speculative derivation from Greek-sounding elements: “Inno” (interpreted as “beloved”) and “gen” (meaning “child” or “birth”). While this etymology is not supported by classical Greek linguistics, it has gained popularity in contemporary name literature and online databases.[7][8]

The name Innogen first appears in Geoffrey of Monmouth’s 12th-century chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae, where she is described as a Greek princess, daughter of King Pandrasus, the wife of Brutus of Troy, the legendary founder of Britain, and mother of Locrinus, Albanactus and Camber.[9]

Imogen was the name of a politically influential sister[10] 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;[11] in Australia the 35th most popular name for baby girls from 2011 to 2013;[12] in Scotland in 2007, 86th.[13]

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.[14]

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