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Origin and Meaning of the Name Imogen

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Gender:

Girl


Origin:	Gaelic


Meaning:	Maiden


Pronunciation:	(IM oh jen) [Guide]

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Innogen

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Literary Characters Names, Shakespeare Names, English Names

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Created by mistake as a character in Shakespeare's play Cymbeline. The name was meant to be Innogen, the name of a legendary Celtic character. Innogen or Inogen most likely derived from Inghean, a Gaelic term for maiden or daughter. Innogen was misprinted as Imogen, possibly due to someone thinking it referred to the last born ("Imo gens" in Latin.)