Imogene

Imogene is a widely used variant of the name Imogen in the USA, which has its origin in William Shakespeare's work "Cymbeline" and arose from a clear typographical error (the original name should have been Innogen). In Latin, this name means "the image."

What does the name Imogene mean?

Imogene represents a common form of the name Imogen in the USA, which arose from a mistake in Shakespeare's play "Cymbeline" (the correct name would have been Innogen). The Latin origin refers to "the image." However, the name may also derive from Old Irish and mean "the daughter" or "the girl" in this context. The roots are likely of Celtic or Irish origin, either derived from the Old Irish terms enigena or ingen, both meaning "the daughter" or "the girl," or from the Gaelic inghean, which means "the maid," "the virgin," or "the maiden." The name gained popularity through the character Imogene in Shakespeare's story, who is depicted as "the loyal wife." It is likely an alternative spelling of Imogen, which means "the image" in Latin. The Old Irish meaning "daughter" or "girl" also plays a role here.

Where does the name Imogene come from?

The name Imogene has its roots in Old Irish and Celtic and means "the daughter." The word compositions are enigena or ingen, which mean "the daughter" or "the girl" (Old Irish), as well as inghean for "the maid," "the virgin," or "the maiden" (Gaelic).

How do you pronounce Imogene?

Im-o-dzhin

Popularity

In Germany, Imogene is a rather rare first name. It has not yet made a place in the German first name charts. The best ranking for Imogene was in 1930, when it reached 188th place in the USA name charts. In the last ten years, the name has been given about 570 times there, bringing it to 1,841st place in the ten-year statistics. From 1930 to 2024, it ranks 1,221st in the USA.

Famous people

• Imogene Robertson (American ballet dancer)
• Imogene Robinson Morrell (American artist)
• Ollie Imogene Shepard (American country musician)