Where does “Imogen” come from?

Imogen is an English given name of uncertain origin, possibly derived from Irish inghean meaning "daughter."

Ancestry of “Imogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishInnogen—
2Scottish Gaelicingheangirl, maiden; daughter
3Old Irishingendaughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail
4Primitive Irishᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐdaughter
5Proto-Celticenigenādaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “Imogen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic enigenā →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ →