Given name
Immy
“a maiden”·“one who is innocent and pure”
In English use, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen. Interpretations include “a maiden” and “one who is innocent and pure”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen. Interpretations include “a maiden” and “one who is innocent and pure”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen. A possible origin is Celtic, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen.
The story
In English use, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen. The history of Imogen gives this family its wider story. Shakespeare’s Cymbeline uses Imogen, while earlier accounts call the character Innogen. A misreading by Shakespeare or his printer may explain the change. The earlier form is probably connected with Gaelic inghean, “girl” or “maiden.”
Explained through its name family
Immy’s family of names
In English usage, Immy is a diminutive of Imogen. Immy has a related form in Imogen.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Similar names
If you love Immy, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
Imojeen
“a maiden” · “one who is innocent and pure”
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Imogenia
“a maiden” · “one who is innocent and pure”
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Alisz
“noble” · “kind”
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Orvyll
“from the gold town”
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Orvyl
“from the gold town”
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Estlin
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43% boys · 57% girls
Fi
“one who is fair; a whiteshouldered woman”
33% boys · 67% girls
Chirlie
“from the bright clearing”
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