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[Summertime Mommy]

I am seriously considerring Imogen Rose for this baby.

I think it is beautiful, but I am getting mixed reviews from the few people I have mentioned it to. So, tell me what you think about it.

Oh, can you tell me how you, personally, would pronounce it? I am a bit worried about people pronouncing it wrong.

[rhubarbarin]

It's nice- I like old fashioned, classic, greek/latin names. However it's also a little bit weird, and people might have trouble pronouncing it.. all the same I vote yes. It has such a cool meaning. You should name your next girl Veronica and then you'd have two 'likenesses'.

I have always pronounced it 'ima-jen' (emphasis on the last syllable). But I've heard people say 'immo-jean'. I'm not sure which is correct.

[ruthmg]

Have you thought about reversing the names? Rose Imogen?

I would pronounce it IMM-oh-jen. Is that right? I have an old fashioned name (Ruth), and while I hated it when I was younger, now I like it becuase few people my age have it. Imogen is old-fashioned, just take that into consideration!

Anyway, YOU are the one who gets to name her, so if you love it, go for it!!!!

[yogamonkeyjo]

I would pronounce it IMM-oh-jen. Is that right? I have an old fashioned name (Ruth), and while I hated it when I was younger, now I like it becuase few people my age have it. Imogen is old-fashioned, just take that into consideration!

Anyway, YOU are the one who gets to name her, so if you love it, go for it!!!!

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ditto. although i'm not fond of rose, all that matters is that you are.

p.s. ruth is my middle name!

[Ruthla]

Have you thought about reversing the names? Rose Imogen?

I would pronounce it IMM-oh-jen. Is that right? I have an old fashioned name (Ruth), and while I hated it when I was younger, now I like it becuase few people my age have it. Imogen is old-fashioned, just take that into consideration!

Anyway, YOU are the one who gets to name her, so if you love it, go for it!!!!
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It always surprises me to see another Ruth! Wow! Three of us in one thread!

I was also going to suggest reversing the names, so the more common, easier to pronounce name is her first name rather than her middle name. Then again, in adulthood she'll probaby appreciate the uniqueness of Immogen!

I'd probably not try to pronounce Immogen at all if I knew you IRL; I'd hear you say the name and then it would get "stuck in my head" the way you wanted it pronounced. And it's your baby- only you and the baby's other parent have a say in the matter! Everybody else, including extended family members, don't get to pick!

[SunRise]

I love Imogen, but I fear (for my own personal use of the name), I may like it better in print.

I pronounce it IMM-oh-jen

Imogen Rose is very pretty name.

[Astoria]

I love this name!

Okay, full disclosure, I did have a cabbage patch kid when I was growing up with this name. Imogen Madeline. So I always loved it. I think its pronounced im-o-jean (short i, long o, long e). I think its a classic name thats not very common right now, lovely, strong, feminine, historical. It's really perfect. I think we'll name our baby Phoebe, which has a similar feel to Imogen in my mind, so maybe that's why I like it so much! :)

Good luck,

Astoria

[jempd]

It's funny, I just finished reading a novel by Jonathan Coe called The Rain Before It Falls and it has a character named Imogen in it. I thought now there's an unusual name with a classical, old-fashioned, feminine feel. I like it with Rose, too. The novel is set in England and I was wondering whether it is a more common name in England. It certainly is rare in the States.

[PookieMom]

When I was little, an older woman from my church had that name. She was so sweet and it brings back fond memories for me.:love Everyone pronounced hers something like "emma-jean" but it was spelled Imogen. I like it.

[superflippy]

Pretty name! I'd also pronounce it IM-oh-jen. If it were spelled "Imogene," I'd pronounce it "IM-oh-jean," but I also would not be surprised to hear that it was supposed to be pronounced that way, even without the e on the end.

[~Megan~]

"I'm a jean"

[zinemama]

I like old-fashioned names like this. I'd pronounce it IM-uh-jen.

[N8'sMom]

I would say it - Ima-jen

BUT I hear a lot of people saying it like.... "I'm a Jean"

[JessicaTX]

I pronounce it emmaJen, and I love it =D

[143Midwest]

I think that all that matters is that you have found a name YOU love.


I pronounce it im-a-gin.

[urchin_grey]

Okay, I've heard it pronounced two totally different ways.

Imma-Jen ("Imma" being pronounced practically the same as the name Emma, with the stress on the "Imm")

Or

Ima-Jean (Literally like "I'm a Jean", with the stress on the I)

I prefer the first one. :innocent

[ledzepplon]

Dh loves the name Imogen, but I'm just lukewarm on it. We say it the British way . . . im-uh-jen.

[hyz]

I like it a lot. On pronunciation, I agree with superflippy. Imogen is generally IMM-oh-jen to my knowledge--I think ima-JEAN is generally spelled Imogene. Imogen is more popular in England than here, and I think it has a classic, classy sound. I also really like Rose, and I think it goes well with Imogen. The one thing you may want to consider is that Rose seems to be the new "default" middle name these days, like Marie or Ann used to be. If you love it for its own merits, I don't think that's a big deal (I really like botanical names, and I think Rose sounds strong and crisp, but pretty), but if you just picked it because it "sounds good" as a filler in the middle, you may find a lot of other parents who have done the same thing lately.

[Summertime Mommy]

Thanks for all of the replies so far. I was kind of worried that everyone would hate it, and then baby girl might end up hating it too.

I pronounce it "Emma Jen", but I am worried that because we live in the south, people will call her "I'ma Gene", which I am not at all fond of. It is good to know that most people could pronounce it correctly by reading it.

I did not realized that the middle name "Rose" was becoming so popular, I might have to keep that in mind. I was a "Jennifer Marie" and always thought that my name was really generic, even though I know my parents had good reasons for giving me my name.

[sadean]

I'll come out as a lone vocal dissenter and say I am not fond of the name. Mostly because I have heard it mispronounced and it just doesn't speak to me. It sounds old, to me, but not in a good way. I do like the pronounciation "EmmaJean" better than "I'm a Jean" or "im-a-jean".

Flipping it doesn't seem to work cadence-wise so I am not fond of that either. I do like Emma Rose though.

BUT, it doesn't really matter what I think. If you love it, you should use it.:D

[FondestBianca]

Ok, first of all I have to say that Imogen is the name of one of my favorite singers (Imogen Heap) so I like it based on that alone :wink . Rose sounds very good along with it. Not awkward at all. Having a middle name that matches is very important. Although not of the same background they do still sound well together.

Now, the name Imogen is still I little odd to me. Partly because it is foreign and I'm not used to hearing it, and partly because it seems to sound more like a descriptive word than a name. That being said, I think it all melts down to lack of exposure to the name itself. People won't think it's "weird" after hearing it around more often.

You will have some issues with people pronouncing it correctly. My daughter has a non-American name and while I think it's easy to say people have the hardest time saying it... even after I tell them slowly 7 times in a row. With the name Imogen you may have people pronouncing it 3 different ways. the first would be the incorrect way:

I'm-O-jin ~ umm, no

im (as in the way you say the 'im' in the word 'him')-O-jin ~the most likely way to pronouce if looking at the name spelled out in front of you.

im-aa-jin ~ the most likely way someone will end up saying the name after getting used to it. It's just a lazy way to say it so you don't have to take the time to break down every letter properly. If this is the way you want it pronounced then you're in luck!

Ok, so while the name is still unusual to me, I do like it because it's not the norm around here. I'd get used to it and not view it as odd if someone I knew had the name and I said it for awhile. Pick a name you like. Be prepared for others to give nick-names because they aren't comfortable saying her name though (my dad still doesn't call my daughter by her name for this reason). Your daughter may end up being called "immy" but, thats cute too so go for it!

[scarlett8808]

Love love love the name.
I'd pronounce it im-aa-gen, and I'm pretty sure most other people would, too. Like a previous poster said, most people won't take the time to pronounce the O as an O...it'll come out as an A sound, but it'll still sound gorgeous. :)

[akaisha]

i'm not a huge fan, but i don't hate it. i do think it's pretty.

i'd say it IMM-uh-jen, but i like your pronunciation better. have you thought about spelling it Emmajen or Emmagen? i really like that actually.

if by the south you mean southern US i'd be worried about people messing up the pronunciation as well, but if you spell it emma that might help.

[nnodnar]

I love it. And I think it flows better as Imogen Rose rather than Rose Imogen. And for some weird reason I pronounce it (in my head) as EE-mo-jen. It may have something to do with the French Immersion I took or I'm just a weirdo but, obviously I'm in the minority on that. I do think the short I pronounciation is pretty too, though.