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I love it too! It has the same feel for me as Cecily and Elinor: cool, elegant intelligence and the sound of ice tinkling in a tall glass on a hot day.

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Ginny would work as a nn, and it's much better than Midge, which I've seen suggested. The only Imogen I've known didn't use a nn.

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Imogen Alice
Imogen Clare

Love, love, love! Imogen with the nickname Ginny has been on my list for a while now. Ginny is not as intuitive as, say, Immy, but I do think it works.

Honestly, I hate it. It's so overrated. I don't like the -gene sound at the end. I also think the name is as unattractive on paper as it is to the ear. I don't understand why Imogen(e) is popular in certain areas.

I kind of like it, but it has always sounded a bit strange to me. I remember that, when I was about 12, I read that Andrew Lloyd Webber has a daughter called Imogen. I found the name so interesting that I named a plush tiger Imogen. But I had big difficulties when it came to pronouncing it. First I guessed EYE-mo-ghen. Then I guessed "emotion"! Then I guessed I-mo-jeen. But it's really IM-mo-jen, right?
It's just a pity that it's so close to "omogen", which means "immature" (or "unripe") in Swedish (but then it's pr. OH-MOO-ghen).

Well, I've understood the appeal of Imogen, but Ginny is a pretty cute nickname for it. That certainly helps!

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I've never heard of Imogene, but it's not really much better.

I think it's lovely. Would love to see it used more. It's so uncommon in the US and so well known in Aus & GB.

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I prefer Immy as a nn, but Ginny works just fine too.

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I much prefer Imogen to Imogene, which i pronounce different. The sound of that one does not appeal to me at all.

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Imogen Carys
Imogen Ruby
Imogen Lucy
Imogen Freya
Imogen Saskia
Imogen Sylvie
Imogen Florence
Imogen Lilac
Imogen Pearl
Imogen Eloise
Imogen Isolde
Imogen Iona
Imogen Cecily
Imogen Clara
Imogen Ciel
Imogen Sophia
Imogen Hazel
Imogen Sonnet
Imogen Aurelia
Imogen Eve
Imogen Keziah
Imogen Lyric
Imogen Octavia
Imogen Brenna
Imogen Odette
Imogen Zoe
Imogen Mattea
Imogen Liesel
Imogen Opal
Imogen Ruth
Imogen Ivy

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HTH :)

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I've been crushing on Imogen, too! Imogene also appeals to me because it sounds fustier.

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Imogen Agatha
Imogen Agnes
Imogen Alberta
Imogen Alethea
Imogen Alice
Imogen Alida
Imogen Aliza
Imogen Allegra
Imogen Aloisa
Imogen Althea
Imogen Apollonia
Imogen Augusta
Imogen Aurelia
Imogen Azalea
Imogen Beata
Imogen Beryl
Imogen Blythe
Imogen Carlotta
Imogen Cecile
Imogen Cecilia
Imogen Celia
Imogen Chrysanthe
Imogen Chryseis
Imogen Clarice / Clarisse
Imogen Clarissa
Imogen Cleo / Clio
Imogen Clothilde

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I find it very pretty, if slightly frosty. It does have that dignified, upper-crust, almost pretentious sound to it, but it also has this understated free-spirited feel. It's kind of off-beat and aristocratic in the same breath.

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I don't mind Ginny, but I feel that it would become Genny. You know? That 'i' is very much a sore thumb.

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I love/hate the Imo suggested below. It's fun and different and cool, big plus with all three... but could get annoying... hmmm...

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I agree that Imogene is no way as pretty as Imogen too... but I don't know why.

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I like Imogen, but I don't think it needs a nickname.
English isn't my first language which might be why, but I confuse Imogene with Imagine, and thus I prefer Imogen.

My daughter has a friend named Imogen.Nick-name is Imo.

I wouldn't mind seeing it, I like it but don't love it. I prefer it tons over Imogene which looks odd and gives me pronunciation issues. I wouldn't use any nickname for Imogen and I don't really see how Ginny could work. Imogen Daisy is a sweet combo I think.

Feminine I names are a special love of mine. Plus, I'm a snob and so almost anything that reminds me of Shakespeare is sure to get my approval. Seriously, Imogen is quirky and elegant at the same time. She's got a kind of awkward confidence that's hard to describe. It's very, very attractive.

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As strict as I am with formal names like Imogen is as lax as I am with their nns. Imogen, nn Doodlebug, makes sense to me. So Imogen, nn Ginny, is an easy sale with me. In "The Forsyte Saga" the character of Imogen was called Immy by her family. Very cute.

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Imogen Hermione
Imogen Celia
Imogen Frances
Imogen Leonie (prefer the French pronunciation here, "LAY-uh-nee")
Imogen Carys
Imogen Sarah
Imogen Pearl
Imogen Cora / Coral / Coralie
Imogen Rosalie
Imogen Polly
Imogen Claudia
Imogen Sibyl
Imogen Pascale
Imogen Polaire (French form of Polaris / North Star)
Imogen Sonnet
Imogen Blythe
Imogen Hazel

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This message was edited 11/8/2012, 11:09 AM