First names in Hebrew
First name Imogen: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
אימוג׳ן
Gematria value: 110
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Imogen is written אימוג׳ן
Meaning and origin
What does Imogen mean?
Meaning: of disputed origin, perhaps the Gaelic ingen, "girl, daughter"
Origin: Celtic
Imogen comes from Shakespeare: it is the heroine of Cymbeline (around 1610), probably a misprint of Innogen, a name of old British legend. It is often linked to the Gaelic ingen, "girl, daughter", though the meaning is disputed. It has been a favorite name in Britain since the 1990s.
Gematria
Imogen = 110
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אימוג׳ן has 6 letters:
- אthe letter Aleph1
- יthe letter Yod10
- מthe letter Mem40
- וthe letter Vav6
- גthe letter Gimel3
- ןthe letter final Nun50
- Total110
The verse of the name
From the letter Aleph to the letter final Nun
An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Imogen, from א to ן:
אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃
“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”
Deuteronomy 3:25
The book of your first name
Imogen, in nine pages
- Imogen, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Imogen
- Imogen, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Imogen in three answers
How do you write Imogen in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Imogen is written אימוג׳ן.
What is the gematria value of Imogen?
Written אימוג׳ן, Imogen is worth 110: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter final Nun (50).
What does Imogen mean?
Of disputed origin, perhaps the Gaelic ingen, "girl, daughter (origin: Celtic). Imogen comes from Shakespeare: it is the heroine of Cymbeline (around 1610), probably a misprint of Innogen, a name of old British legend. It is often linked to the Gaelic ingen, "girl, daughter", though the meaning is disputed. It has been a favorite name in Britain since the 1990s.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).