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Imogen or Isadora

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Marmitepeanutbutterandhoney · 16/02/2020 10:40

Just that really! Baby girl on her way... we can’t decide.

So, Imogen or Isadora?

TIA!

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Junobug · 21/02/2020 19:55

Isadora is on my list but shortened to Sadie, so that's an option if you don't want Issy or Dora.

123Dancewithme · 21/02/2020 00:08

Isadora. There are loads of Imogens where I live, it feels quite boring now.

Itwasntme1 · 20/02/2020 09:35

Isadora moon! Excellent books.

Yesterdayforgotten · 20/02/2020 09:12

I would leave the group before I'd choose a different name!

Antihop · 19/02/2020 19:29

Isadora.

Leithwalk · 19/02/2020 19:26

I prefer Isadora - but love Dora.
Like Imogen - but dislike Immy - which it seems to be shortened to.

zeebeedee · 19/02/2020 19:21

I know an Imogen who is Mog for short, it really suits her. Personally I prefer Imogen

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Marmitepeanutbutterandhoney · 19/02/2020 19:13

Yes - I think you’re right. We will stick with Imogen if we see her face and think it fits best!! I’m sure the group might raise an eyebrow, but as you say - I don’t think it’ll have long lasting impact!!

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Whatsyourflava · 19/02/2020 17:59

Most of my ante natal group moved within the first year... all moved to be nearer family.
3 years later and there’s only 2 or 3 left now out of original 8.

TatianaLarina · 19/02/2020 17:53

in ^

TatianaLarina · 19/02/2020 17:53

I’m not non touch with anyone from my ante-natal groups - can’t even remember their names.

Whatsyourflava · 19/02/2020 17:50

Omg OP seriously what are the chances I can’t believe this!! @Marmitepeanutbutterandhoney

Less than 0.18% of babies now called Imogen!

I’d still stick with Imogen - I still text my ante natal group but once we all went back to work we lost touch quite a bit.

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Marmitepeanutbutterandhoney · 19/02/2020 16:01

Andddd someone from our ante natal group gave birth today and chose Imogen Shock

Oh dear... maybe it’s Isadora then!

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17caterpillars1mouse · 17/02/2020 21:06

Love Isadora

DarningKittens · 17/02/2020 20:28

Prefer Iseult but out of the two, Isadora

Yesterdayforgotten · 17/02/2020 20:25

Lavenderblues obviously but they don't all sound like a 90's tv show about a witch and her friends.

Lavenderblues · 17/02/2020 20:19

Sorry 'of Belle'

Lavenderblues · 17/02/2020 20:18

But Beau is masculine form is f Belle?!

Wintersun13 · 17/02/2020 19:51

There's also Isabeau, if you're not scared of going french

Wintersun13 · 17/02/2020 19:50

Like Isadora much more than Imogen. It's much more poetic with many nice nickname options!

Isolde is very nice too though !

MondeoFan · 17/02/2020 19:46

Both and like both Immy and Dora too

strawberry2017 · 17/02/2020 19:35

Love Isadora, it's unusual but not so unusual that it's ridiculous.

TatianaLarina · 17/02/2020 17:49

You don’t really mean made up in that case, you mean coined. Not invented like the word ‘nerd’ which doesn’t derive from anything.

We’ve already established that Imogen is not a made up name - Innogen is a figure of early English mythology and derived from Inghean.

Isidore/a is a good example of a name that derived from existing words.

Gift of names are fairly common eg Theodore/a

Spied · 17/02/2020 17:37

Imogen is much nicer

Lavenderblues · 17/02/2020 17:34

Names can of course derive from words and still be made up.

Isadora, for example, is the feminine form of Isidoros (gift of Isis), a compound name composed of the name of the Egyptian goddess of fertility, Isis, and the Greek element dōron (gift).

So Isadora is just as made up as Imogen.