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My husband and I named our 4th, and last child, Imagine Peace. We pronounce her name Ima- GIN, not like the common word. Her nickname is Immy.

I named my 1st daughter after Imagine, but we spelled it Emmagine (EM-ah-jehn). We call her Emma and her mimi calls her Emzi.

Nicknames for Imagine

Maggie, Magpie, Madge, Immy

Meanings and history of the name Imagine

Origin of Imagine: Word name
Pronunciation: ih-maj-in

If you like uplifting New Age word names, the evocative and pretty Imagine should definitely be on your list.

mid-14c., "to form a mental image of," from Old French imaginer "sculpt, carve, paint; decorate, embellish" (13c.), from Latin imaginari "to form a mental picture to oneself, imagine" (also, in Late Latin imaginare "to form an image of, represent"), from imago (see image ). Sense of "suppose" is first recorded late 14c. Related: Imagined ; imagining.

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Imagine by: John Lennon