Etymology

Imogen

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Today it means: A female given name from the Celtic languages. Full definition →

Scottish Gaelic inghean
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The story

  1. Scottish Gaelic · derived frominghean“girl, maiden”
  2. English todayImogen

First used by William Shakespeare in Cymbeline, a misprint for Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean (“girl, maiden”)

Words from the same roots

Scottish Gaelicinghean all →

Innogen

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