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Is Imogen that bad?

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baitandtackle · 22/08/2020 23:25

I think Imogen is a beautiful name and it's top of the list if we have a girl (i'm due in March). But why do so many dislike it? It's making me want to take it off the list!

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 09/09/2020 21:04

I love it. DS2 would have been an Imogen had he been a girl.

Crazypie · 09/09/2020 21:00

I think it's a nice name, i like Imogen and Immy x

Eatyourbanana · 09/09/2020 20:04

My friends called their baby girl Imogen, I really like it! I did tell them that I imagine her to be a strong business woman with big ambitions! So I guess it does give you an impression of a person, but then doesn’t every name 🤷🏼‍♀️ I really love it OP.

TheChristmasPrincess · 09/09/2020 12:06

I personally like it but wouldn’t use it coz it sound a bit like Imagine.

greybeans · 09/09/2020 00:56

It reminds me of the word imagine

ButterflyOfFreedom · 08/09/2020 12:16

I don't mind it Imogen. I know two though and both get called Immy which I don't like.

I also start singing 'Imagine' by John Lennon every time I hear it too but that's probably just me...!!!!

Ellmau · 08/09/2020 12:02

It's lovely!

Grufallosfriends · 08/09/2020 10:37

I don't like it. Just the sound of the three syllables, it doesn't sound nice.

DoTheMaccaroni · 08/09/2020 08:38

My cousin is a beautiful, fun, caring young girl named Imogen. She’s not posh at all! Never seen it as a posh name, even before she arrived.

I think it’s great Smile

poppydaisys · 08/09/2020 06:58

I really don't like the sound.

The 3 syllables don't sound good together.

Heh1991 · 08/09/2020 01:57

I don’t see it as posh.

I just imagine a prissy little girl so not a huge fan but don’t hate it. I’m also not a fan of inevitable Immy nickname!

Alongcameacat · 08/09/2020 00:57

I like it and had it on my list of baby names. One day I was walking in a park when I heard a woman with a very false sounding posh voice (the type my MIL uses) call 'IMooooogen' 'IMooooogen' and I struck it off my list immediately.

allthegoodusernameshavegone · 07/09/2020 18:29

It’s lovely

Viletta · 07/09/2020 18:27

I like it! Strong name

CoffeeRunner · 28/08/2020 21:34

My lifelong friend (we are 45 now) is called Imogen. People at school used to call her Imagine but nothing worse than that!

It’s not a name I’d have chosen myself but I don’t think there’s anything awful or ugly about it.

IWantAPetUnicorn · 28/08/2020 21:29

So if Imogen was on my list what might I also like?

teacuptale · 28/08/2020 21:23

I adore the name. For years it was my ‘if I have a girl when I grow up’ name. It didn’t end up making my short list as it’s just become a bit too popular for me.

remainin · 28/08/2020 21:21

OP, the reason why Imogen didn't seem to work well in French was because of the association with the verb gêner. A colleague pointed this out to me; I suppose it wouldn't have occurred to me otherwise.

ILoveStickers · 28/08/2020 18:38

I never understand why people say there are "harsh" sounds in Imogen. I don't think M, soft G or N can be called harsh at all. Odd.

WildCherryBlossom · 28/08/2020 18:32

@MJMG2015 two of my children are always known by their full names (over 2 syllables). Nobody has ever tried to shorten their names.

I've known a few Imogens, none shortened.

MJMG2015 · 28/08/2020 12:11

@merryhouse

(bear in mind that I like the name Dorcas)
And therefore your opinion in Imogen should be completely ignored 😂😂

@baitandtackle. I think Imogen is fine, if you don't mind her being called Immy or whatever. Anything longer 2 syllables is too ling for regular use in my opinion and I really struggle not to shorten it!!

avocadotofu · 28/08/2020 12:01

I think it's a pretty name.

AfterSchoolWorry · 28/08/2020 12:00

@merryhouse

Yes. Yes it is. It's an ugly shape. It has no redeeming features.

...ahem. Sorry, I think I may be the person you've been seeing around. Grin

I agree, it's an ugly word.
Holyrivolli · 28/08/2020 11:57

Love it - it’s beautiful, strong and not cutesy like so many girl names which end in an A or EE sound.

Strange how it seems to evoke such strong feeling.

DryIce · 28/08/2020 11:55

I like Imogen, I think it's a solid classic.

Everyone has an opinion though, when I floated it as an idea when I was pregnant one friend said it was a stripper name and one said far too posh!

It was actually my husband who killed it for me by telling me of a schoolfriend of his Imogen, nicknamed Modge.

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