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Emagene
How to Pronounce Emagene
Pronounced EM-uh-jeen /ˈɛm.ə.dʒiːn/Medium
Meaning: Emagene is an early-American variant of Imogene, the everyday form of Imogen. Imogen likely began as Innogen, from a Celtic word for 'maiden' or 'girl,' before a printer's error fixed the m. Emagene also reads neatly as a blend of Emma and Gene. Its meaning rests mainly on the Imogen line, with the blend as a secondary route.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Emagene is an early-twentieth-century American variant of Imogene, the common form of Imogen. Imogen probably comes from Innogen, a Celtic word for 'maiden,' altered by a printing error. Emagene also looks like an Emma-and-Gene blend, a natural reading in an era fond of such pairings. Both routes fit, so its meaning is best read as chiefly Imogen with a blend echo.
Emagene was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak around 1924, and it lingered only faintly afterward. A woman named Emagene then would be past a hundred today.
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What does the name Emagene mean?
It varies Imogene, from Imogen, likely from a Celtic word for 'maiden'; it also reads as a blend of Emma and Gene.
How do you pronounce Emagene?
It is said EM-uh-jeen /ˈɛm.ə.dʒiːn/, three syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Emagene a boy or girl name?
Emagene is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Emagene?
It has always been rare in the United States, given to only about twenty girls a year at its peak in the nineteen-twenties.