Imogen - Names
Meaning of the name Imogen
Gender:
Female
Meaning:
“maiden” (in Old Irish)
Etymology:
Shakespeare intented to use the name Innogen (it had been derived from the Old Irish word ingen) in his “Cymbeline”. However, the name had been misprinted in the first edition of the play and it was never corrected.
Variants in different languages:
It is used only in English speaking countries.
Trivia:
The alternative spelling of this name is “Imogene”.
Name days:
USA
13th May: Imogene
UK
2nd March: Imogene
Famous people:
Imogen Cooper (born 1949), English musician
Imogen Edwards-Jones (born 1968), British author
Imogen Hassall (born 1942), British actress
Imogen Heap (born 1977), English singer
Imogen Holst (born 1907), British composer and conductor
Imogen Lloyd Webber (born 1977), British writer
Imogen Poots (born 1989), British actress
Imogen Stubbs (born 1961), English actress
Additional information:
In astrology the name’s auspicious metal is bronze, and its lucky days are Tuesday and Thursday. According to numerology a person who bears this name is influential, creative, tolerant, helpful, empathic, successful.
Popularity of the name:
Australia: 35th in 2015
England: 34th in 2014
New Zealand: 95th in 2015
Scotland: 74th in 2015