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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Innogen	—
2	Scottish Gaelic	inghean	girl, maiden; daughter
3	Old Irish	ingen	daughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail
4	Primitive Irish	ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ	daughter
5	Proto-Celtic	enigenā	daughter
6	Proto-Indo-European	ǵenh₁-	to produce, to beget, to give birth

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