I'm not that fond of it, however it's the name of my husband's grandfather. I really want to use both
Leonard and
Jacob for our first son. If my husband wasn't so stubborn about his hatred of
Len I'd still do it.
As for the controversy, I'm not sure. :-D Part of the reason I love
Magdalene so much is because of
Mary Magdalene. I like
Madeleine - I'll have to run it past my husband. My cousins used
Madalyn.