Is Ginny really that bad as a pet name for Imogen?

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pramspotter · 05/11/2008 11:23

My grandma's name is Ginny and I really want to call a little girl after her because she means a lot to me. My great-grandma and a cousin were also called Ginny and they are the sweetest people ever.

Can't stand the name Virginia but love Imogen. We could call her Ginny for short..

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LuLuBai · 05/11/2008 11:34

Oh - all I think of is the lovely old film with the car.

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pramspotter · 05/11/2008 11:33

I like Immy too. My daughter is Abigail and we call her both Abby and Abigail all the time so it would be the same for Imogen/Ginny.

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overbuurvrouw · 05/11/2008 11:33

Ginny short for Imogen is beautiful.

I believe Genevieve (although beautiful) has some links with very nasty racist stuff. It does here in Holland anyway.

NCbirdy · 05/11/2008 11:32

I think it works, I have to ask though, why can't you just call her Ginny? It is a lovely name in its own right IMO!

donnie · 05/11/2008 11:31

my friends call their daughter Immy for short.

chequersandchess · 05/11/2008 11:29

I guess you can call her whatever nickname you like. Absolutely love Imogen though, shame not to use it.

LuLuBai · 05/11/2008 11:28

I think it works. And I love Imogen (DDs middle name)

Other names that might work:

Ginevra / Guinevere
Magenta
Genevieve
Virginie (v. similar to Virginia admittedly but a little more chic)
Georgina

shitehawk · 05/11/2008 11:28

My grandma was Ginny - derived from Jenny - so I really like the name, wherever it comes from. I like Imogen too.

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