A MUM-TO-BE picked out a sweet name for her baby girl only for others to slate it for being too posh.
The expecting mother wanted advice on her dream moniker forlittle girl.
She took to Mumsnet to gauge opinion but got a very negative response from fellow forum users.
She said: "Thoughts on the name Gwendolen please. Nickname likely 'Gwen'."
True to form, others were quick to chip in and share their views and no one minced their words.
Many pointed out that it was the name of an unpopular character in Enid Blyton's Malory Towers books.
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One person said: "I think Malory Towers, then Gavin and Stacey."
Another said: "I'm not a fan. It makes me think of Gwendoline Mary Lacey from the Malory Towers book series, who was spiteful and spoiled."
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A third said: "The mean, spoilt girl in Malory Towers!"
Another said: "Gwendoline Mary Lacey was my first thought too – I was a big fan of the books as a child and she wasn't a very nice character."
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The mum replied: "I've never read the Mallory Towers books and so I'm not familiar with that association."
Others said it was too posh. One said: "It's a bit different. Is she going to be sent to private school? If not, I'd avoid."
To which the mum-to-be said: "Odd, just sounds like a lovely welsh name to me, doesn't sound posh at all – I feel like names like Amelia, Felicity, Charlotte etc. are all more 'private school'."
While others liked the unusual name.
One person said: "Regardless, it's very elegant in my opinion.
"Gwen as a name in its own right is also nice, but has a different feel to it – more farmer's daughter than lady of the manor. Which vibe are you going for?"
Another said: "Gwyneth is nice and you could use Gwyn or Gwen."
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