Imogen = IM-o-jen
Imogene = IM-o-jeen
I like them both. A lot. But I think I prefer
Imogene. I seem to be the only person here that does! They sound a lot like
Emma Jane and
Emma Jean, which are nice. They also sound a bit like 'imagine', but I still really like them.
I wonder if one or other pronounciation and spelling is more popular/originated in different countries? I see
Imogen is quite popular in England, Wales and Australia but there are no stats for
Imogene in those countries. And
Imogene was reasonably popular in the USA in the first half of the 20th century, but there are no stats for
Imogen being used in the USA. So is
Imogene the Americanised version of
Imogen maybe?
This message was edited 5/16/2005, 1:44 AM