This is hard. It seems to me he's just throwing his weight around because he can. His negativity isn't helping, nor is being insulting to you. If he doesn't like a name all he has to say is 'nope, not a fan'. Why does it need to be a personal attack against him if you like a certain name? Hmph. I'm annoyed on your behalf!

DP and I struggled with names too. I wanted something out there, he was more conservative. I absolutely fell in love with one boys name at 9wks pg, and couldn't shake it. I just kept coming back to it, and at first he liked it, butthen kind of got over it. Worried, I compiled a massive list of boys and girls names. I included ones I.didn't even like, to keep it as target rich as possible. Afterall, he had to like something I.could live with, lol. Our short list was VERY short, DP was very choosey.

In the end., I got sole naming rights - nobody's going to argue with the chick in ICU with all that gear strapped onto her. I think I even had the machine that goes PING, hehe. I wouldn't reccomend having to go through all that though to get a name you like! That's a bit rough.

My best advice is to broaden your list. There has to be a name you can both live with. Oh, and tell your DH to stop being nasty about it, and try to be objective. If all else fails, throw the name Axel out there. He might be so horrified he'll settle for one you truly like. Ahh, reverse psychology!