Message: "Re: Imogen and Imogene"

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[Opinions] Re: Imogen and Imogene

by abbasdaughter

11/27/2008, 4:55 PM

I think they're both ugly and have no idea why they've become trendy because they sound more like some sort of chemical names than human names.

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- Kinborough +5

11/27/2008, 8:20 PM

Trendy? Where?

Unless the OP is in the UK, I don't think Imogen (or Imogene) are trendy at all. If the OP is US based, lots of people there have never heard of it. I guess it depends on where the person is.

I too think Imogen sounds a bit like a computer program or a chemical compound but that might add to the appeal for me!

- abbasdaughter +4

11/27/2008, 10:05 PM

more UK than N. Am. (on a yahoogroup I'm in... I highly recommend the UKmidwifery yahoogroup, btw)... but has popped up on BTH board various times which seems to be more N. Am. than anywhere else (but does have a mix).

- Kinborough +3

11/28/2008, 12:24 AM

I just checked the popularity

It's not Ruby status in England but it's much higher than I thought!

- abbasdaughter +2

11/28/2008, 4:22 AM

"trendy" names aren't always the MOST popular, but suddenly more common than usual somewhat out of the blue...

turns out it's in the top 40 in Australia for a few years too.

This message was edited 11/28/2008, 4:24 AM

- Kinborough +1

11/28/2008, 7:06 PM

So possibly crept up over a period?

Rather than a sudden blast? I suppose the definition of trendy with regards to names is a bit more complex than it seems.

- abbasdaughter

11/29/2008, 6:46 AM

I never started hearing/seeing it until a few years ago when it was suddenly in my face... In England and Whales, it's been a few years longer, but in Scotland and Australia, it's just the past few years... which could make it a trend of people suddenly starting to use it because they think it's different, but now it's not so different... It's just ugly.

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