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Imagene

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How to Pronounce Imagene

Pronounced IM-uh-jeen /ˈɪm.ə.dʒiːn/Medium

Meaning: Imagene is a respelling of Imogene, an American form of Imogen. Imogen is thought to have arisen from a printer's error for Innogen in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, linked to a Celtic root for 'maiden' or 'girl'. Imagene shifts the spelling toward the word 'image' while keeping the sound.Low

In 30 seconds: Imagene is a respelling of Imogene, from Imogen, often read as 'maiden'. It saw quiet vintage use (said 'IM-uh-jeen').
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Origin LowEnglish, Celtic
MeaningImagene is a respelling of Imogene, an American form of Imogen. Imogen is thought to have arisen from a printer's error for Innogen in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, linked to a Celtic root for 'maiden' or 'girl'. Imagene shifts the spelling toward the word 'image' while keeping the sound.
U.S. rank (1955)#5456 ↗ Rising
1955 U.S. births6 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)
Peak year1928
Total births (all-time)≈ 547

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

peak 192819151955

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Imagene is a respelling of Imogene, the American form of Imogen. Imogen is widely believed to have begun as a misprint of Innogen in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, connected to a Celtic word for 'maiden'. Imogene became a modest American favourite, and spellings like Imagene followed in the early twentieth century.

Imagene was never common - only a few dozen girls a year at its faint peak in the late 1920s, riding alongside the more familiar Imogene. It reads as a vintage respelling, and the -a- form has not persisted in modern use.

Did you know? Imogen, the ancestor of Imagene, may owe its very existence to a printing mistake in Shakespeare's Cymbeline, where Innogen was set as Imogen.
Overall data confidence 45%
References - Imagene / Imogene — Respelling of Imogene/Imogen; Shakespeare misprint of Innogen; Celtic 'maiden'

Variations

ImogeneImogenEmogeneImagean

Nicknames

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If you like Imagene…

Imogene— the standard name Imagene respells
Imogen— the British parent form, read as 'maiden'
Emogene— another vintage respelling of the name
Josephine— a fellow long vintage -ene name in feel

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Imagene mean?

Imagene is a respelling of Imogene, from Imogen, a name traditionally read as 'maiden'.

How do you pronounce Imagene?

It's said IM-uh-jeen /ˈɪm.ə.dʒiːn/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Imagene a boy or girl name?

Imagene is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Imagene?

Imagene has always been very rare, a vintage respelling of the name Imogene.

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