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Imogen , or Imogene, is a female given name. It is thought (but not confirmed) to have originated as a misspelling or variation of the name Innogen, from the Old Irish ''Ingen'' meaning "maiden" or "daughter". Innogen was known as the name of a legendary British queen. The first recorded use of Imogen is by Shakespeare for a British princess in his play Cymbeline. Shakespeare may well have written ''Innogen'', and it was printed as ''Imogen'' by mistake, thereafter becoming an accepted form of the name. On the other hand, it may have been a variation that already existed, and Shakespeare simply provided the oldest written record which survived. Many have considered it a misprint.〔Stanley Wells and Michael Dobson, eds., ''The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare'' Oxford University Press, 2001, p. 101.〕 The form ''Innogen'' is rare.〔John Pitcher, ('Names in Cymbeline' ), ''Essays in Criticism'', v. 43(1), 1993, specifically pp. 3-8; subscription required.〕 Shakespeare used the older form Innogen for a ghost character in early editions of ''Much Ado About Nothing''. The legendary British queen Innogen was supposedly wife to King Brutus and mother of Locrinus, Albanactus and Camber. The name is rising in popularity in England and Wales, where it was the 34th most popular name for baby girls in 2007, and in New South Wales, Australia, where the name was the 35th most popular name for baby girls in 2007. It was ranked 86th in popularity for baby girls in Scotland in 2007.〔(Behind the Name )〕 ==List of people named Imogen(e)== * Imogen Annesley, Australian actress * Imogen Bailey, Australian model, actress and singer * Imogen Boorman, British actress from Hellbound: Hellraiser II * Imogen Cairns, British gymnast * Imogene Coca, American comic actress * Imogen Cooper, English pianist * Imogen Cunningham, American photographer * Imogen Edwards-Jones, British author * Imogen Hassall, British actress * Imogen Heap, English singer-songwriter * Imogen Holst, British composer and conductor * Imogen Lloyd Webber (born 1978), British writer and theatre manager * Imogen Poots, British actress * Imogen Stuart, German sculptor * Imogen Stubbs, English actress * Imogen Thomas, Welsh model & contestant on Big Brother UK 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Imogen (given name)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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