<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other names </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Related names </Th> <Td> Imogene, Innogen (Ignoge, Inogene), Immy (nickname) </Td> </Tr> <P> Imogen / ˈɪmədʒən /, or Imogene, is an English - language female given name of uncertain etymology . Because the first recorded use of the name is by the English playwright William Shakespeare, it is popularly believed that he invented the name . It is chiefly used as a given name in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, and Scandinavian countries . </P> <P> The first recorded use of the name Imogen is by Shakespeare for a British princess in his play Cymbeline . It is possible that the name may have originated as an accidental or purposeful misspelling of the name Innogen, itself a possible common Celtic name meaning "maiden" or "girl". Innogen was known as the name of a legendary British queen and was supposedly wife to King Brutus and mother of Locrinus, Albanactus and Camber . It is possible that Shakespeare may well have written Innogen, and it was accidentally printed as Imogen by mistake, thereafter becoming an accepted form of the name . Alternatively, Shakespeare may have purposely altered the spelling himself, thus coining a new name in the process . The form Innogen is rare . Shakespeare used the name Innogen for a ghost character in early editions of Much Ado About Nothing . </P>

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