what do we think of Rex?

[wingcommandergallic]

Cartoon dog or filmstar?

Really can't decide if this is dreadful or tastefully unusual.

[JazzAnnNonMouse]

Dog I'm afraid

[RoganJosh]

I love it.

[SunnaStrangeInTheNeighbourhood]

Always makes me think of an Alsation dog, sorry.

[ClariceBeanthatsme]

It's a cool name but yes...dog

[whereisthewitch]

Dinosaur, sorry.

[LuluJakey1]

1920s, Brideshead Revisited...yes..........Alsatian Dog ..........very yes.

[Chimchar]

Fearn Cotton's little boy is called Rex.

I like it.

[bronya]

Dog or dinosaur.

[cheesecakemom]

I always think of of little dog - just like Bruno!

[wingcommandergallic]

I'm willing to admit I thought of it whilst reading Harry and his Dinosaurs.

was hoping for a Brideshead Revisited feel though.

[StupidFlanders]

My ds is Rex. I get comments all the time, but always nice ones.

[ALittleFaith]

Say no more, mon amour to be fair, a kid born now probably won't get many references to Empire Records but that's what I think of.

[diddlediddledumpling]

doesn't it mean king? that would put me off.

[wingcommandergallic]

That's good to hear. How did he cope with pronouncing it? I know R is one of the last sounds children learn.

[weegiemum]

1. dog
   
2. the sleaziest guy I ever met
   
   It's a no from me!

[wingcommandergallic]

Yes. It means king. I think it sounds strong and capable.

We also like Max but DP wants Maximilian and I think Max sounds boyish.

The other names on our list are quite different.

[ShadowKat]

Dinosaur!

I don't like it as a human name, though.

[Anjou]

Love it! Great name for a baby, toddler, teen and adult.

How many people ACTUALLY know a dog called Rex?

[devoncreamtea]

Ace name - Rex Harrison. Say no more!

Don't listen to the dogs name doom sayers, 2 of my children are actually named after dogs -( accidentally, just liked these 2 names and on further inspection they turned out to be the names of my mums best friend's dogs when I was growing up...must've crept in to my subconscious!) A name is a name - you're not calling him 'jack russell' or 'labradoodle'.

Rex is cool, cute, strong and unusual - I would go for it! My 'dog name' daughters are Meg and Bess - so not exactly bonkers either...

[TheFillyjonk]

I think of dinosaurs.

I also think of Oedipus Rex, a Greek tragedy about a man who unknowingly marries and spawns with his mother. Ends up having to stab his eyes out when he finds out who she is - very disturbing!

However, despite all that I think Rex would be quite a cool name for a little boy. Sounds kind of fearless and suave.

[cindydog]

Here in rural Ireland ,Rex is the name of every second collie sheepdog.

[glittershoes]

I have a Rex. I have only ever had one 'dog' comment and that was from a woman who had called her son Tyson 'after the boxer' so we had pretty different tastes anyway. andIwouldrathergivemysonadogsnamethannamehimafteraconvictedrapist

Interestingly every person under the age of about 20 who has commented has always raved about how cool a name it is. If you mention the dog thing then they stare at you blankly.

[wingcommandergallic]

Bit of a marmite name! I have never heard of a dog actually named Rex either. I get the impression it's quite an old association.

I've sneaked it onto the list of approved names on the fridge so DP has a bit of time to mull it over.