Nickname for Imogen

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I suggested Imogen for a girl the other day and DP said with a smile "we could call her Midge for short" - and I genuinely love it!

Not sure if just mad baby brain though...?!

Midge is cute! Also like immy, momo, Gin, Ginny

So weird eh! Never has the nickname conversation with a single person in real life.

My kids get called all sorts of stupid shit on a daily basis 😆

I knew an Imogen who went by Ginny

We have an Imogen in the family and call her Imps although her friends mostly call her Immy or Imogen so Imps is more of a family nickname

Midge is a great nickname for Imogen.

She is; is it short for Imogen?

That and the obsession that a name needs a longer version so that he or she has 'more options', usually meaning that a Lily needs to be a Liliana even though she will only ever be called Lily.

@newleafontheplantjohn She’s Miriam Maisel.

I know a Mogs. Don't like it, personally, but she seems to.

Midge like the fly?

I know an Imo and a Ginnie as well as the ubiquitous Immy.

Midge is cute ! My friend's Dd is Immy, also lovely.

I had a friend called Imogen at school. We all called her 'Mo' and she didn't seem to mind.

Hope you don't live on the west coast of Scotland - nobody would thank you for being called midge there 😋

Immy is cute

Strangely I love "Mog" - now I see it in the name I can't unsee it.

I think Midge is a lovely name, and I think it's a cute nickname for Imogen!

The name Midge makes me think of Midge, the Barbie doll. In her case, Midge is a nickname for Margaret.

I don't think about a fly at all, but English is not my first language, so that might be why.

One of my sister's classmates (born 1972) was called Midge. IIRC her actual name was Rachel

Can’t you just call her Imogen? Why do all names have to be shortened?

Imogen is great, Midge is hilarious. can’t stand Immy.

It's compulsory on MN - And most of the time it isn't a nickname, it's a shortened form.

I call our Imogen, Iggy or sometimes Jim. Her friends mostly Immy. Never heard of Midge.

Why would you shorten your daughter’s name to a name for an insect ?

Immy is cute for toddlers, less so as they get older I think.

Or it's so contrived that the 'nn' has to be explained

Why do women need a cutesy nickname for their offspring? I have a 3 syllable first name and no one has ever felt the need to shorten it.

The one I know is Imo for short but would introduce herself as Imogen, mostly, at least as an adult. And she was also called Momo as a child/among family due to a slightly older sibling not being able to say Imogen/Imo. Surprised no one has suggested Moggie!