I posted the exact same thread 16 odd months ago We also have no contact with the cousin except for weddings and funerals and we live in different countries.

I used the name that my cousin had used but there have been absolutley NO negative repercussions. Just a few jokes - but nothing bad at all. No-one in our familes cares at all - if anything, it shows that we have great taste in names. My poor Oma had only 3 great grandchildren, they were all boys and TWO of them had the same name. She just calls one Big L and my son Little L.

You have to do what is right for you, your family and your child. If you feel this is the right name for you and your child then, in my experience, GO FOR IT !!