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[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Hi everyone!

We're pretty set on the name Imogen (not to be confused with Imogene) for our daughter. I'm just curious on your opinion of this name and suggestions for middle names.

Thanks!

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[composure.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry... how do you pronounce that?

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Never have liked the name much, it doesnt seem very feminine to me (although i know it isnt unisex or anything...) A lot of people think it's quite unusual, but it's my cousins name so i've grown up with it. My cousin is a little chubby and annoying.. so thats probably why i don't care for it much!

I'd go for a really girly middle name:
Imogen Rose
Imogen Kasia
Imogen Olivia

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Im-oh-gin/

[aliyna.livejournal.com]

I don't know why, but what wants to come off my tongue is
"Imogen Frais" (pronounced 'fray', in the French, meaning 'expenses.')
And that's just weird. I like Imogen, though! I really do. It feels very medieval, and I love it.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

I had never heard it until a few years ago in the movie Down To You and I fell in love with it. A lot of people don't like it but I keep going back to it.

I like those suggestions, thanks!

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Hmm, that does sound good. But the 'expenses' meaning seems mean :) Thanks

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Yep. We'd probably end up calling her Ginny for short even though the spelling doesn't make sense.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

I don't mind it. :) Do you know what you want for the middle name yet?

[opalfirefly.livejournal.com]

yeah that was the first thing I thought of when you said Imogen :)
I love that movie!

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Me too, I hope that's not why I like the name so much :)

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

i LOVE it.
I know the cutest little kid with this name and she goes by Immy for short..so cute!

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

imogen belle
imogen cate
imogen elle
imogen faye
imogen grace
imogen isabelle
imogen leigh
imogen liv
imogen paige
imogen sage
imogen tess
imogen victoria

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Love it, love it, love it... so much that I have already decided that my first daughter will be Imogen Frances...

(Frances is the middle name of the oldest girl, including myself, going back 5 generations on my mum's side of the family.

If you like classic names, maybe Rose. Or something longer, Elizabeth.

There are numerous posibilities, and it's hard to know without knowing what kinda of names you like ;)

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Hahahahahaha. I just read this (after posting my other comment) and Down To You is one of my favourite movies, reason I started liking the name Imogen ;)

My Imogen will go by "Immy", although "Ginny" is a cute alternative nickname!!

[kylees.livejournal.com]

I'm not really fond of it but I think its mainly because I knew an Imogen & she was a major bitch. As for middle names Imogen Rose, Imogen Kate, Imogen Kay & thats all I've got

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one out there who likes it. At first nobody besides my husband liked it but now they say they do. I just wanted opinions since I don't know if my family is saying they like it just to be nice :) Immy is cute too!

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

I know how that is. There are a ton of nice names that have been ruined for me. Your the third person to suggest Imogen Rose and it's actually a name I had thought about a while ago. I think I'm going to have to give that one a little more consideration. Thanks!

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I'm so bad at picking names. My husband is much more creative but he's leaving this one up to me :) Imogen Frances is very pretty! I really like the name Rose too. My old best friend's name is Elizabeth so I'll probably stay away from that.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

That's the problem :)

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Ginny was my husband's idea but I do think I like Immy better. I hope she'll like her name enough to use it when she gets older but I think with Ginny she'd probably end up sticking with that. And the whole spelling it wrong thing is a little confusing :) The only other shortened version I heard before today (Imogen Heap) is Ima and I do prefer Ginny over that.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Thanks, I really like a couple of those!

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Ok. I recommend Imogen Rose.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Your the fourth to suggest that now! I liked that early on so I think that's one to run by the hubby :) Thanks.

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

My cousin is called Imogen Fleur (french for 'flower').

[smasharash.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I forgot to say, she goes by Immie/Immy.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

That's really pretty. And I love flowery names so that would fit without being so obvious.

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

Yea, I think I'm going to end up calling her Immy. I think Ginny could lead to bad things during her high school years :)

[abby6384.livejournal.com]

I know a girl named Virginia that goes by Genny, so I wouldn't worry too much about the spelling being weird. Even if the spelling was "right" people would still mess it up anyways. :)

[abby6384.livejournal.com]

And just a heads up, people are probably going to spell her name "Imagine."

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I like it. It's a strange name for me, one that I think I should love. It's very much my style. And I do love the way it looks, but something falls a little short in the way it sounds for me. I don't know. Maybe I just haven't heard it enough for it to seem familiar and friendly to me.

Mns
Imogen Lark
Imogen Summer
Imogen Ruby
Imogen Laurel (odd... that's four nature names in a row. I do think those work nicely for some reason)

As far as nns go, there's also Idgie, the character from the book/movie Fried Green Tomotoes. I think I remember her full name was Imogen. I prefer Immy myself.

[thorabrighid.livejournal.com]

I like Imogen Belle.

I hate when people nickname such a pretty name though! I'd call her Imogen, it's so pretttyyy.

Imogen Lark is pretty too!

[d3v0.livejournal.com]

Imogen Heap

Thats all I think of when I hear that, its a band.

[dancing-crazy.livejournal.com]

Imogen is a wonderful name in my opinion. Someone above suggested Imogen Ruby, which I think is beautiful. I like it with Rose, too, but Rose seems to be such a popular middle name these days--it almost takes away from how unique the first name is. If you want a longer name with it, I think something like Helena (or even Helene) could work beautifully. Anyway, great choice! I love it. =)

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

So true :)

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

I actually always thought it was spelled that way until I looked it up. So I guess I can't get to upset about that :)

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

I like Laurel a lot, and I love anything nautury so it fits :) It took the family some getting used too but I think they like it now. Thanks for the suggestions!

[ladiebug2u.livejournal.com]

That's a good point, thanks for the suggestions!

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

Imogen is not really my style, but it's your child, so more power to you if you like it. :) Here are my suggestions.

Imogen Adia

Imogen Evelina **** I loved this one. I think it goes wonderfully with it.

Imogen Julianna

Imogen Freja (Fray-uh) It means Norse Goddess of Love. I thought Freja went very well with this name.

Imogen Laine - Laine is Scandinavian for Wave.

Imogen Amalia - I also love this name with Imogen.

Imogen Olivia - I know Olivia is rather popular, but it sounds and looks so nice with it. :)

Imogen Lucia - Another name I think goes beautifully with Imogen.

Imogen Liana - It means "My God has answered"

Imogen Athena - Another pick I really liked.

Imogen Brielle

I'm obviously not doing too much today. lol I hope you liked these.

[cathkitten.livejournal.com]

Love it!

With something like Imogen, you might want to use something traditional, like Elizabeth or Catherine or Jane. Or if your maiden name suits, use that!

[ever-abstract.livejournal.com]

I think of the exact same thing.