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Thoughts on Imogen? Is it very common?

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MammaIn2019 · 31/12/2018 15:54

Currently pregnant with my first. The only name I love is Imogen.

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TatianaLarina · 01/01/2019 15:35

Nowhere near as common as Ella, Lily, Ava, Margot...

TatianaLarina · 01/01/2019 15:34

Love it. I know a couple. Like both Mimi and Imo.

IggyAce · 01/01/2019 13:57

My dd was immy until she started school and didn’t like it, her friends call her idgy.

Stilllivinginazoo · 01/01/2019 05:00

I'm with zebra* love name,bloody hate immy.i have an imogen,(11)not many others in her school or life.she has recently decided to be known to friends as imooConfused

ericaswift · 01/01/2019 04:23

Great name x

Astronica · 01/01/2019 04:12

Imogen is one of my favourite names. Sure, it's increasing in popularity, but that's just one factor in choosing a name, and lots of people don't see popularity as a problem. Love the full name, but also like Ginny, Meggie as possible nicknames.

DramaAlpaca · 01/01/2019 03:37

It's lovely & if I'd had a DD it would've worked with our difficult surname, unlike many others. Our DC were not easy to name. DH wouldn't have had any of it, sadly, & would've exercised his veto.

Shadow1234 · 01/01/2019 03:30

Agree with others, lovely name.

SirVixofVixHall · 31/12/2018 20:07

I love Imogen. I knew one when i was a child. It doesn’t work well with my surname or it would have been a serious contender for dd1 .

ZebraKid71 · 31/12/2018 20:05

I like it but I hate the nns. I know a few through toddler groups and nursery and they get called Immy which I think is awful.

beerandchocolate · 31/12/2018 20:05

I know two little girls called Imogen (both aged 5).

I don't really get this fashionable obsession with not wanting a popular name. I mean, it's popular because lots of people like it. And you want a name lots of people like don't you?

MollyHuaCha · 31/12/2018 20:03

Lovely name

OrdinarySnowflake · 31/12/2018 18:45

Lovely name, classic, not massively popular. It's a pretty name.

CloserIAm2Fine · 31/12/2018 18:32

I love it

Mainchanger · 31/12/2018 17:16

Absolutely love Imogen. I met two toddler Imogens as a childcare student 20 yrs ago but have never met another adult or child with that name since.

daisypond · 31/12/2018 17:15

I only know Imogens in their late teens/early 20s, no younger ones.

FluffyMcCloud · 31/12/2018 17:15

Wonderful name! I know 3 Imogens - aged 35, 14 and 7. The 14 year old is known as Immi. I absolutely live the name.

RumbleInTheJungle29 · 31/12/2018 17:13

I have an Imogen and I adore it. We have only met one other Imogen, mine is now 6. There isn’t any others at her school in any year group. I’ve heard it is a popular name but haven’t personally found that in our area.

MrsScamander · 31/12/2018 17:13

I love it, such a lovely sounding name

Ezzie29 · 31/12/2018 17:09

It is quite popular at the moment, at least where I live, but it’s a lovely name and timeless as a pp has said. My niece is Imogen and we also call her Immy and Imo.

TellerTuesday4EVA · 31/12/2018 17:00

I think it's a lovely name & not over popular. It's one of those names that suits any age, a child, teenager, middle aged or elderly iyswim & that can't be said for a lot of names

SemperIdem · 31/12/2018 16:56

I only know of 2, both under 10 but about 6 years apart in age.

I think it’s a nice name, though not one I would personally use.

yikesanotherbooboo · 31/12/2018 16:54

I think it is timeless . I'm not meeting lots of tiny Imogens , just the usual occasional one.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 31/12/2018 16:46

Lovely name. Ds2 was going to be Imogen if a girl.

Nquartz · 31/12/2018 16:40

There are 2 in DD's year at school (year 2) but I also know a couple of grown up Imogen's and it is definitely a timeless name. Lock the nickname Immy/Immie too.

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