A mum-to-be says she doesn’t understand how her husband can hate every single baby name she suggests, and thinks his behaviour is ‘disrespectful’.

But, after taking to a forum for advice, it appears the names she’s chosen aren’t just hated by her husband.

The woman says arguments over baby names started even before she was pregnant, after she told her husband that she’s loved the name Sebastian since she was a child.

“He said he hated it – couldn’t give a reason, to the point where it felt like he’d once said that so felt like he had to double down,” she said.

The couple are now expecting their first child – a baby girl and the expecting mum says she’s spent lots of time researching baby names, and has compiled a list.

“It just so happens every name I like my husband apparently ‘hates’. So far I’ve suggested seven names I love:

• Margot – ugly, hates it
• Ophelia – horrible, hates it
• Clementine – awful, hates it
• Octavia – cars name, ridiculous
• Etta – doesn’t even sound like a real name, awful
• Penelope – sounds old fashioned, hates it

“A few days ago I came across (and fell in love with) the name Ottilie. It’s unusual but classic, feminine and pretty. I thought it would be uncontroversial! I told him I’d found another name I love and before I even told him what it was he was rolling his eyes like, ‘Oh god, here we go’.

“Before I told him I said, ‘You don’t have to respond straight away when I tell you, just take some time to think about it’ – thinking that his automatic reaction seems to be to dismiss the names I suggest but if he thinks about it he might actually like it!

“Of course as soon as I said it he said it he said, ‘That is awful, I’m not calling my child otter’. I said, ‘It’s Ottilie, the nickname could be Tilly’. Then he starts telling a story about a pregnant 17 year old called Tilly (he has a public facing job).”

The mum-to-be says she feels depressed about the situation, but her husband says she’s overreacting.

“He brings nothing to the table but it feels like before I even suggest something he’s made his mind up not to like it which feels so disrespectful. I also want to have a name I love, not just settle for something and it feels like I’ve exhausted all those names having gone through thousands to pick out the ones I love.

“I feel like most men would be so much more laid back about girls’ names and let their wife take the lead, unless it’s something they truly hate – but how can he truly hate every name I come up with!”

While the expecting mum had taken to the forum looking for support, what she found was hundreds of mums who agree with her husband.

“Sorry I’m with him, I think all your choices are pretty awful,” one mum responded.

Another explained, “To be honest, you like a pretty specific style of name and I can absolute understand they’re not to everyone’s taste. I don’t like a single one of those names you’ve suggested. You gotta work together and take your emotions out of it, there’s no use falling out and getting mad with each.”

While another said, “Hmm, sorry I agree with your DH to be honest. They’re all pretty naff names.”

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