Imogen Eliza?

I really like the name Imogen but someone pointed out that she will always have to correct the pronunciation of her name ("not imo-GENE... imo-JEN").

And is this too weird for the states? I live in a metropolitan area in the south (which might DOOM her to being called imo-gene... although no heavy accents among the majority in my area)

And how does it fit with Eliza.... too much vowell? And is the fact that Eliza will honoring family enough to overshadow any vowelley-ness (yes, i made up that word)?

Just feeling out a few different names for future babies.

And do you think a name like this would be difficult for an internationally adopted baby girl to bear? My husband and I are deeply considering adoption in the future.



Okay... now that I've probably overwhelmed whoever read this with excessive amounts of rambling and questions, any thoughts?

Imogen is a lovely name. I live in Australia so there wouldn't be pronunciation problems.

I think you need a softer middle name such as Imogen Elise.

For an Asian baby I think I would call her Elise Imogen.

I love the name Imogen, and while I don't think she'll always have to correct people's pronunciation, I think it's a very real possibility. (I've unfortunately heard it mispronounced as Imo-jeen.)

I love both names (huge Eliza fan here) :-), but not I'm not sure about them together. Wait. I forgot that it's a family name. In that case, yes, I think the meaning is what's important. :-)

If you're still looking for ideas, you may like:


Imogen Blythe
Imogen Frances
Imogen Hope
Imogen Louise
Imogen Pearl
Imogen Scarlett
Imogen Violet

I think it's wonderful that you're considering adoption, and hope that everything goes well for you.

Have a good day! :-)

I think Imogen Eliza is pretty. I will admit that my mind immediately read Imogen as imo-geen. Looking at it now all I see is Imo-jen.

I like Imogen a lot. There may be some pronunciation issues but I don't think it would be all the time with every person. Imogen Eliza is pretty, and any awkward voweleyness is certainly made up for by its meaning to you (I don't think it's a terrible flow anyway).

Thanks guys! I'll be mulling