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Magnus or Rex?

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Onefortheteam · 17/05/2014 22:51

Your thoughts please or I'll have to flip a coin!

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Loverofpeas · 18/05/2014 19:54

Rex. Such a fabulous name

mercibucket · 18/05/2014 19:54

www.rexthedog.net

he has his own facebook page too Grin

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Onefortheteam · 18/05/2014 21:12

I really have heard it all before with the dog name thing but I just don't get it. If I said I liked Thomas, no one would say, that's a train's name. I don't say to Jack's parents, oh, as in the Ripper?! Oddly enough, the more people say it's a dogs name, the more I think it must be a good strong name then. Open to everyone's opinion though so keep them coming please!

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SpamTroll · 18/05/2014 22:41

I don't get the dog name criticism either. Two of my DC are actually named after pets. One a dog and one a cat.

Leggingsandtrainersnonono · 18/05/2014 23:07

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HRHQueenMe · 18/05/2014 23:19

Magnus! Is a fantabulous name! (I've got one and his name is perfect!)

TheNumberfaker · 18/05/2014 23:24

Rex is a dog's name, or a suffix for a male monarch.

Magnus is great!

Saraswati · 19/05/2014 07:05

Good choice! My boys name is actually Magnus Rex (I love roman history obviously) but will be making sure it's shortened to Gus. I love strong names, can't stand all the archie, Alfie type names around now. They are cute for a kid but not for a grown man.

Ignore the dog comments, I've met more dogs called max or Arthur (common names) and have never met a Rex. If you have a short surname go with magnus or if you have a long surname go with Rex!

skinmysunshine · 19/05/2014 07:13

Rex then Magnus but like both

StupidFlanders · 19/05/2014 07:44

I have a Rex and considered Magnus!

Wow some people are rude!

sonlypuppyfat · 19/05/2014 08:37

We are not rude we've been asked our opinion.

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Onefortheteam · 19/05/2014 10:26

Well to be honest sonlypuppyfat- what I've actually asked is not for your general opinion but which you prefer out of the two. If people like neither then I don't expect them to waste their time commenting and I'm definitely not on here for anyone's comedy value. That said, I can handle any sort of comments without taking it personally as I have a sense of humour and more importantly, I LOVE both names and stand by them (just can't decide between them!) I don't think anyone's being rude.....just a little narrow minded perhaps. I'm someone that's kindly asked for advice in deciding between 2 names so I see no reason why anyone has to be slightly spiteful. That, to me, is not giving an opinion of anything but rather giving me an opinion of them.

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VeryPunny · 19/05/2014 10:27

Rex is a dog's name. Magnus if you must.

sonlypuppyfat · 19/05/2014 10:35

Fair enough my apologies.

squoosh · 19/05/2014 10:37

Rex is definitely a marmite name, no one ever says 'Rex is okay', it's always love or hate.........or dog.

Don't let that put you off though OP if you love it. Everyone can spell it, everyone can pronounce it, it's not too common, it's also uber cool.

TaurielTest · 19/05/2014 10:51

I prefer Magnus.

Are you aware that - because of how -gn- was pronounced in Latin - the first syllable rhymes with "hang" rather than "hag" in Scandinavian languages? (Or actually more like "how", in the case of Danish.)

Not that you're likely to use anything other than the anglicized version - but I remember wanting to make sure I liked all the different ways children's names might be pronounced.

Dukketeater · 19/05/2014 10:55

Neither... Poor child

TaurielTest · 19/05/2014 10:56

I wouldn't expect "Gus" to be short for Magnus - more Augustus or Angus, surely? I knew an (older, Scottish) Magnus who was Mack for short, fwiw Smile

Bowlersarm · 19/05/2014 10:57

I know a cool boy called Rex OP, don't be put off by MN!

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Onefortheteam · 19/05/2014 11:58

Sonlypuppyfat- no worries my friend, if we can't take a little p take in this world then life would be a bit boring- if I can survive real life then I can survive MN ;-) That said, you have made me realise that although I can take it, I can't be sure to bring up my son to be able to handle it. At the end of the day, we all like a joke but no one wants to BE the joke.

StupidFlanders- how have you found people's response to your son's name and more importantly, how does he feel about it?

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Onefortheteam · 19/05/2014 12:12

Saraswati- AMAZING name and nice to know there's someone out there that shares the love for my (obviously odd?!) names. I wish we could use both but decided on a family name as a middle name.

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Saraswati · 19/05/2014 12:24

onefortheteam obviously great minds think alike ;) I'm using a family name as a second middle name (I have two middle names too) if it's a boy but I'd like to have just magnus Rex as I think it sounds so cool, plus our surname begins with M so I like the alliteration. This is DC1 for me and I'm only 8 weeks but DH and I have had our names picked out for years!

They aren't totally odd names, they aren't made up or unheard of and are actually quite traditional so just go with what you like, you grew the child so you can call him what you like! Let us know what you decide :)

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Onefortheteam · 19/05/2014 12:37

Saraswati Going for 2 middle names also, we really are alike Smile

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WowserBowser · 19/05/2014 12:46

I prefer Rex!

The dog comments are stupid.

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