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Help[Opinions] Re: Imogen
in reply to a message by lucy's_traveling_garden
Feminine I names are a special love of mine. Plus, I'm a snob and so almost anything that reminds me of Shakespeare is sure to get my approval. Seriously, Imogen is quirky and elegant at the same time. She's got a kind of awkward confidence that's hard to describe. It's very, very attractive.
As strict as I am with formal names like Imogen is as lax as I am with their nns. Imogen, nn Doodlebug, makes sense to me. So Imogen, nn Ginny, is an easy sale with me. In "The Forsyte Saga" the character of Imogen was called Immy by her family. Very cute.
Imogen Hermione
Imogen Celia
Imogen Frances
Imogen Leonie (prefer the French pronunciation here, "LAY-uh-nee")
Imogen Carys
Imogen Sarah
Imogen Pearl
Imogen Cora / Coral / Coralie
Imogen Rosalie
Imogen Polly
Imogen Claudia
Imogen Sibyl
Imogen Pascale
Imogen Polaire (French form of Polaris / North Star)
Imogen Sonnet
Imogen Blythe
Imogen Hazel
Imogen Violet
Imogen Muriel
Imogen Scout
Imogen Charlotte / Carlotta
Imogen Phoebe
Imogen Holly (very "Forsyte Saga")
Imogen Hester (ditto)
Imogen Sylvia
Imogen Celeste
Imogen Freya
Imogen Thekla
Imogen Thais
Imogen Saskia
Imogen Calanthe
Imogen Kestrel
Imogen Dorothy
Imogen Ivy
Imogen Liesl
Imogen Hilda / Hildegarde
Imogen Clara
Imogen Sophie
Imogen Aurelia
Imogen Loveday
Imogen Harriet
Imogen Rowena
Imogen Circe ("SEER-see")
Imogen Cybele ("SIB-uh-lee")
Imogen Cassandra
Imogen Hesper (= setting sun)
Imogen Pandora
Imogen Keziah
Imogen Edith
Imogen Christabel
Imogen Tess
Imogen Frederica
Imogen Carina
Imogen Truth
:-)
As strict as I am with formal names like Imogen is as lax as I am with their nns. Imogen, nn Doodlebug, makes sense to me. So Imogen, nn Ginny, is an easy sale with me. In "The Forsyte Saga" the character of Imogen was called Immy by her family. Very cute.
Imogen Hermione
Imogen Celia
Imogen Frances
Imogen Leonie (prefer the French pronunciation here, "LAY-uh-nee")
Imogen Carys
Imogen Sarah
Imogen Pearl
Imogen Cora / Coral / Coralie
Imogen Rosalie
Imogen Polly
Imogen Claudia
Imogen Sibyl
Imogen Pascale
Imogen Polaire (French form of Polaris / North Star)
Imogen Sonnet
Imogen Blythe
Imogen Hazel
Imogen Violet
Imogen Muriel
Imogen Scout
Imogen Charlotte / Carlotta
Imogen Phoebe
Imogen Holly (very "Forsyte Saga")
Imogen Hester (ditto)
Imogen Sylvia
Imogen Celeste
Imogen Freya
Imogen Thekla
Imogen Thais
Imogen Saskia
Imogen Calanthe
Imogen Kestrel
Imogen Dorothy
Imogen Ivy
Imogen Liesl
Imogen Hilda / Hildegarde
Imogen Clara
Imogen Sophie
Imogen Aurelia
Imogen Loveday
Imogen Harriet
Imogen Rowena
Imogen Circe ("SEER-see")
Imogen Cybele ("SIB-uh-lee")
Imogen Cassandra
Imogen Hesper (= setting sun)
Imogen Pandora
Imogen Keziah
Imogen Edith
Imogen Christabel
Imogen Tess
Imogen Frederica
Imogen Carina
Imogen Truth
:-)
This message was edited 11/8/2012, 11:09 AM
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Thanks for the vote of approval, Bear! I know I can always get good advice from you, and I consider you one of the board’s name authorities, so to have a “Bear-approved” seal on a name is a great thing.
As far as the combos go, I love:
Imogen Christabel
Imogen Edith
Imogen Cassandra
Imogen Rowena
Imogen Loveday
Imogen Sophie
Imogen Sylvia
Imogen Hester (Oh yay, another Hester fan!)
Imogen Sybil (This and Imogen Cora are so Downton Abbey. :) )
Imogen Hazel
and Imogen Hermione
The nickname Immy is cute, and one I hadn’t considered. I’ll have to add it to my repertoire. Thanks!
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