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Nobody gets teased for their MIDDLE name!! Ignore them. And everyone gets teased for something, so trying to make all your choices to avoid teasing is sort of a lost cause.

It's her MIDDLE name! No one will ever know it unless she tells someone. Sheesh.

OMG! We were writing posts about the same thing at the same time!!! What is WITH people????! Gwendolyn is a lovely name - and the middle name thing is a nice idea. You're right, your DH's cousin is an idiot!!!

@Bookworm: Ignore them! I love the name Gwendolyn, it is/was on our list... and I did the same thing for our son, my maiden name as his middle name. It's clearly a last name (doesn't sound like a first name) as a middle name but I love it!

I LOVE the name Gwendolyn, do not change it for one loud mouth annoying relative.

We also used my grandmother's maiden name for my DD's middle name and it could be considered masculine, and I didn't care I loved it, so if you love it use it and don't worry about what other's think.

That's a very pretty, very feminine name- I love it!
No one cares about middle names. No one.
Well, except your cousin apparently.
But really, also, who teases someone for having the name Jennifer? I guess that's proof that kids don't need a reason to bully sometimes.

It sounds like your cousin is the kind of person who would make fun of any name you pick. Don't let your cousin bully you into picking a name you don't love!

His cousin is a jerk. Your baby's name is perfect

Your DH's cousin is ridiculous. I love the idea of using your maiden name as the middle name and I love Gwendolyn - such cute nickname possibilities! I would use my maiden name for a girl's middle name except it rhymes with my married last name.

Don't share names until the baby is here!

I think Gwendolyn is really lovely. If she gets teased for it, it is NOT because you chose a name that was "too fancy", it's because kids sometimes tease each other. Like you said, it doesn't really matter whether the name is common, uncommon, "fancy" or not, family name or plucked randomly from the air. But for the record, I think it's a great name, and definitely definitely not one that is unusual enough to draw any kind of unwanted attention.

As for the middle name.... Seriously, nobody is going to tease her for it. Lots of people have family names for middle names, and I think it's just about the nicest thing you could do for your baby. We gave Owen a family name for his middle name, and I (admittedly) wasn't thrilled about the idea at first. But the longer that he's had, the happier I am that he has a name that means something, and that helps honor his family.

I'm sorry your cousin is being such a jerk. I think I mentioned it before, but I have a Gwendolyn and she's definitely not a "fancy" girly girl, though she is only 10.5 months. She's kind of rough and tumble, if anything. We call her Gwenny (sometimes Mini Gwenny - hahaha!).

I love her name! My first son goes by his middle name (he and his father share the same first name). And, when people see the spelling of his name, they are horrified. But, it's the original, non-English spelling and it's in honor of his heritage. I don't get why people feel the need to give their unsolicited opinions and advice.