Message: "Imogen and Imogene"

Imogen and Imogene

by Fran (Mondays Child)

11/27/2008, 2:57 PM

I'm really feeling Imogen / Imogene at the moment. Which name do you prefer, Imogen or Imogene? Would you pronounce them differently at first glance? Which name do you prefer written? Which name do you prefer spoken? What are your thoughts on Imogen / Imogene overall?

#Imogen #Imogene

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- Isla

11/28/2008, 9:00 PM

I prefer Imogen by a wide margin.

Imogene sounds a little too backwoods-y to me. Also, I know a young lady named Imogene but it's prn. EYE-moh-gene, and her nn is Jean. She's named after her grandmother. But she isn't terribly friendly, and I really dislike the pronunciation of her name.

- Sekhmet (Nicola17)

11/28/2008, 11:42 AM

Imogen is one of my favorite names! I would say Imogen with a short E and Imogene with a long E (like the name Gene). I prefer Imogen all around.

- Delphi_Blue

11/27/2008, 9:27 PM

Imogen

Can't stand the sound of Imogene- and yes, I prn. them differently. I also prefer the look of Imogen, as well as the sound. My favourite girls name used to be Imogen Mary Isolde nn Immy, and I still really like it. Imogen is quite popular here in Aus, but I love how it doesn't even make the Top 1000 in the US.

- Georgia-Claire (Working Class Hero)

11/27/2008, 5:01 PM

Absolutely Imogen - I love it!

- abbasdaughter +6

11/27/2008, 4:55 PM

I think they're both ugly and have no idea why they've become trendy because they sound more like some sort of chemical names than human names.

- Kinborough +5

11/27/2008, 8:20 PM

Trendy? Where?

Unless the OP is in the UK, I don't think Imogen (or Imogene) are trendy at all. If the OP is US based, lots of people there have never heard of it. I guess it depends on where the person is.

I too think Imogen sounds a bit like a computer program or a chemical compound but that might add to the appeal for me!

- abbasdaughter +4

11/27/2008, 10:05 PM

more UK than N. Am. (on a yahoogroup I'm in... I highly recommend the UKmidwifery yahoogroup, btw)... but has popped up on BTH board various times which seems to be more N. Am. than anywhere else (but does have a mix).

- Kinborough +3

11/28/2008, 12:24 AM

I just checked the popularity

It's not Ruby status in England but it's much higher than I thought!

- abbasdaughter +2

11/28/2008, 4:22 AM

"trendy" names aren't always the MOST popular, but suddenly more common than usual somewhat out of the blue...

turns out it's in the top 40 in Australia for a few years too.

This message was edited 11/28/2008, 4:24 AM

- Kinborough +1

11/28/2008, 7:06 PM

So possibly crept up over a period?

Rather than a sudden blast? I suppose the definition of trendy with regards to names is a bit more complex than it seems.

- abbasdaughter

11/29/2008, 6:46 AM

I never started hearing/seeing it until a few years ago when it was suddenly in my face... In England and Whales, it's been a few years longer, but in Scotland and Australia, it's just the past few years... which could make it a trend of people suddenly starting to use it because they think it's different, but now it's not so different... It's just ugly.

- Andromache (Hannah Ruth)

11/27/2008, 3:50 PM

I prefer Imogen. I used to think they were pronounced the same, but knowing they aren't I'd choose Imogen.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

11/27/2008, 3:40 PM

Imogen

I don't like "gene" very much because I don't like Jean. So yes, I pronounce them differently. Imogen is IM-oh-jin, and Imogene is IM-oh-jeen. Not that I dislike Imogene really, I just like Imogen a lot more. I also like that Ginny is a feasible nickname for it. I do think Imogene looks more complete when written though.

- katis

11/27/2008, 3:31 PM

I like the name Imogen. Imogene seems too long and I would pronounce it differently. (im-o-GEEN rather than im-e-JEN)

- Pink Princess

11/27/2008, 3:30 PM

I prefer Imogen to Imogene. I do actually pronounce them differently, I say im-oh-JEN for Imogen and im-oh-JEAN for Imogene. I just prefer the sound and look of Imogen.

- Kinborough

11/27/2008, 3:25 PM

Imogene is a bit hicksville to me sorry :(

It just sounds so wrong. Imogen, the original typo, is what I prefer. I say imm-oh-jen.

SNAP! Edited my massive typo

This message was edited 11/27/2008, 3:26 PM

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

11/27/2008, 3:18 PM

Imogene, its cute

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