[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone!
I know most of you guys are in the States and are largely unfamiliar with [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], but I still wanted to ask the question: do you guys prefer [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] or [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] and why?
Also, what vibes do you get from both of them?
Thank you so much!! 
@lilyofthevale I get sweet, spunky, and confident vibes from both. I do love both names, but I prefer [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] to [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. To me [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] has a softer sound (the -g in the middle makes [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] sound harsh to me when I pronounce it. I also prefer the ending that sounds like the nickname [name_f]Jen[/name_f] to the one that sounds like the name [name_u]Jean[/name_u] or [name_u]Gene[/name_u] and feel like the later pronunciation would bug me. But that’s just me. I also prefer [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] just because I love it for a reason that I don’t quite know. I don’t get the same feeling from [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
I hope this helps!
If we didn’t already have the girl names we do definitely [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. It’s still too common for me but I prefer it to [name_f]Imogen[/name_f].
Are you pronouncing it Im-uh-jen?
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f] is lovely, and I like how it rolls off the tongue. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is darling, but it doesn’t sound too good with my surname, unfortunately.
Which do you think is more likely to get shortened on a regular basis?
@lilyofthevale Yes, I am pronouncing it as IMO-jen. To be honest, I wouldn’t intuitively shorten either name. I naturally pause after the o in both names, so it feels sort of strange to shorten them. But I can see [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] being shortened to E, [name_f]Elle[/name_f], [name_f]El[/name_f], or [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] may be shortened to a variation of ‘Em (like [name_f]Emily[/name_f], [name_f]Emma[/name_f], and Emmelene can) [name_f]Gen[/name_f], or [name_f]Gen[/name_f]. to answer your question, I guess I’d say [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] might get shortened more often because I feel like it’s generally easier to do with E names!
I like the flow of [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] - sleek and fun to say, with elegance and sweetness too
I’m a [name_u]Brit[/name_u] so very familiar with [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], I strongly prefer [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] - such a sweet, gentle but spunky flow to her, and I adored [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] at the Plaza when I was a kid. [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] isn’t a fave, to me it sounds - and I have no idea what I mean by this so take with a generous helping of salt! - a bit like a medical term?
I like [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] a little better. I’m not quite sure how to describe the vibes but the energy of [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is more my thing.
Prefer [name_f]Imogen[/name_f]. The sounds are more my thing and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f], while sweet, just feels like [name_u]Louise[/name_u] with extra steps.
Similar vibes from both, very [name_f]British[/name_f] and elegant, but [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] leans a tad more serious & academia, and [name_f]Eloise[/name_f] more cottagecore / twee.
i def prefer eloise to imogen. this is 100% a very unpopular opinion, but i really do not like the name imogen at all. take everything i say with knowing i have no idea of what i mean at all but idk, it just feels so clunky but it’s literally not? it just feels really harsh, and like @Mary_Rose was saying, like medical? it doesn’t sound real randomly 
are you american? and how are you pronouncing it?
omg i totally didnt answer that part! i’m from the states, but i spend some summers in berkshire so i’m pretty familiar with imogen itself.
yeah that would influence it, [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] sounds really strange in an American accent, personally, so I can see why you guys don’t like it.
I really appreciate both names, and think they’re lovely together as a sibset, but [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] gets my vote. I appreciate that (at least in the States) it is more distinctive than [name_f]Eloise[/name_f]. I like the myriad of nickname options, from Im/Immy to Gen/Genny to [name_u]Moe[/name_u]. I think they both put off spunky, yet sophisticated vibes, so I think my preference for [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is purely a matter of popularity in the US context. So truly don’t think you can go wrong here.
I love love love both! I am in the US and would pronounce [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] as IHM-uh-jin.