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Fearne Cotton...had a baby boy called Rex!!

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YummyMummyFeelingFunny · 21/02/2013 12:27

I like it.....

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sausagesandwich34 · 26/02/2013 10:02

I know someone with a Rex

they were looking at the tat things on the sea front with names on them, and she said to her son
"we never find anything with your name on do we?"

the lady running the shop asked his name and then said
"well you could try the pet shop!"

how rude!!!

emerald78 · 26/02/2013 09:57

I like it. Her choice her baby.

Purplecatti · 22/02/2013 23:22

It's better than Apple, Satchel or Papaya

sunnyO · 22/02/2013 23:14

not keen on it

WinkyWinkola · 22/02/2013 22:54

It's a great name.

I can't bear dogs being called human names. They should be called things like Patch, Stinky, Rags, Rover etc.

MyBoysHaveDogsNames · 22/02/2013 22:51

Wonderful name! I have a Rex, hence my user name.

Congratulations to Fearne.

MortifiedAdams · 22/02/2013 22:42

We wanted Rex for a DC but I was under the illusion that if I saved it, Id never get the chance to use it so we gave it to the Cat. Sad that I couldnt then use it for a boy.

Great name!

AntsMarching · 22/02/2013 22:39

I grew up with a Rex, and he was gorgeous. Ahhh...

Also my dgm had a dog called Rex. I don't understand the whole "it's a dog's name" thing. Loads of people call their animals by "people" names. Unless you had a dog named Rex and then had a baby and called him Rex, it's really not an issue.

TheDetective · 22/02/2013 22:36

I like it but Rex Rayne sounds just like Max Payne.

birdofthenorth · 22/02/2013 22:31

I love it. Good for her!

AndFanjoWasHisNameO · 22/02/2013 21:46

I loved the name Rex, although my mum had a dog of the same name, but was put off it slightly a few years back when that short arse uppity bugger on Big Brother had it as his name Angry

brambleking · 22/02/2013 21:44

I think maybe a Donkey actually....GrinGrinGrinGrinGrin

ehmumbo · 22/02/2013 21:40

Surely Ned is a horse's name...

Confuseddd · 22/02/2013 21:37

Gunzroses, I guess nobody calls their dogs Rex anymore. they are probably all called sensible names like Matthew or Simon these days. The world has obviously gone mad.

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brambleking · 22/02/2013 21:09

I actually have come to realise that I love names that are 'supposed' to be dogs names.. My son is called Monty, my brother's called Toby, my nephew is called Rufus, best friends have sons called Rex, Wilbur, Max, Ned and Digby. All 'dog' names apparently!

discobeaver · 22/02/2013 20:31

I like Rex but I think of 'wrecks' so it's not for me!

Tincletoes · 22/02/2013 20:14

I like Rex too - although agree with squoosh that I'm surprised Fearne has chosen a name that I like so much.

I think Alexander Armstrong (who I like much more than Fearne) has one too.

HokeyCokeyPigInAPokey · 22/02/2013 19:43

I read that as relax!!

Thank fuck it's Rex and not that!

brambleking · 22/02/2013 19:41

My best buddy has a 18 month old called Rex. It means 'Little King' - very cool, and hence why people used it for dogs. Years ago.

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Thewhingingdefective · 21/02/2013 23:08

Yes, I was gonna say that too 2blessed. He was a tit.

2blessed2bstressed · 21/02/2013 23:07

Not a big fan of Rex to be honest...although think its because there was a Rex on Big Brother a few years ago, and he was a horrible person. It's that whole association thing. i don't like the name Rachel either because of a girl I was in school with! Smile

Thewhingingdefective · 21/02/2013 23:03

My grandad's Alsatian was called Rex. The name makes me think of Woodbines, working men's clubs and drinking Dandelion and Burdock out of a chipped Silver Jubilee mug.

AnnaD2 · 21/02/2013 21:02

I love it, but I have a nearly 2 year old called Rex, so I may be biased. It is definitely a love/hate name. I've decided to be flattered that Fearne has such good taste....

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