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What can Immy be a nickname for

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Nearlymothertofour · 04/08/2018 00:48

I've got two children already Albie (full name Albert) and Edie (Eden) and I'm expecting twins a boy and a girl. We've already decided to name the boy Otto and so I'd like to keep on the theme of vowel names and have fallen in love with the name Immy however I'm not keen on Imogen. Could we just name her Immy or is there any other suitable longer names?

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AsAProfessionalFekko · 04/08/2018 00:49

Imogen

ColinsVeryJolly · 04/08/2018 00:50

Imelda?

Saisong · 04/08/2018 00:51

Imelda?

onyourmarks2017 · 04/08/2018 00:52

Imogen

Bipbopbee · 04/08/2018 00:52

Imani
Imari

Saisong · 04/08/2018 00:52

Or Esmerelda and Emmy?

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:52

Inthia

FlosCampi · 04/08/2018 00:54

Imhotep

FloppyBoobs · 04/08/2018 00:55

Imran

SouthernComforts · 04/08/2018 00:55

The only Immy I know is an Imogen.

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:55

Inez. The Portugese form of Agnes.

SleepWarrior · 04/08/2018 00:55

I really can't think of anything other than Imogen!

What about any I first name paired with an M middle name to make IM - nickname Immy.

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:56

Indira

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:58

Iona

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:58

Inis, Inessa

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:59

Inola

RoboJesus · 04/08/2018 00:59

Imaya? Primrose? I don't know any others

heartsease68 · 04/08/2018 00:59

Inari, Indiana

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 04/08/2018 01:02

Imarah.
Imelda
Imaya.

justdoit87 · 04/08/2018 01:04

What's Otto short for, Ottoman? All the Immys I have known are nicknames for Imran.

Nearlymothertofour · 04/08/2018 01:09

@justdoit87 my husbands grandfather was just called Otto and so we're currently sticking with just Otto, however with all the other children going by nickname I'm considering Ottoman

@SleepWarrior I hadn't considered that option and my mums name is Marie so we could potentially honour her within it

I'd not previously heard of or thought of the name Imelda and I do think it sounds very pretty and also not overly common which is also appealing to me

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bitheby · 04/08/2018 01:27

You can't call a child Ottoman 😱

Imelda is ok. I prefer Imogen though.

IVflytrap · 04/08/2018 01:35

Ismene (ancient Greek, pronounced Is-mee-nee)
Ismay (Medieval English)
Irma (German origin, means "universal")
Ismenia (might be related to Yasmin, or from the Greek Ismene)
Iman (Arabic, means "faith")

Can't tell if you're joking, but don't call your son Ottoman: it's either an empire or a footstool, but it's not a name for a person.

Rebecca36 · 04/08/2018 01:35

I think Imogen is a lovely name. I know a little girl of that name who is known as "Immy".

Nearlymothertofour · 04/08/2018 01:39

@IVflytrap oh my gosh I hadn't thought of the foot stool no way am I calling him Ottoman and it's honestly making me rethink Otto now too

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