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Rex

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acemenace · 11/11/2023 15:48

Thoughts on Rex, have you met anyone with this name? I know for some people there's a dog's name association (although I've never met a dog with this name). Looked it up and it was ranked 142nd for boys names in U.K in 2022 so isn't that uncommon. Other suggestions very welcome just nothing too common like Noah, Theo, Leo, Arthur etc.

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abc56 · 11/11/2023 21:27

Yes I know a 4 year old. Also think Stacey Solomon has a son with this name.

Winnipeggy · 11/11/2023 21:25

SecretVictoria · 11/11/2023 21:15

Only seen it as a name in the Sweet Valley High books ‘Dangerous Love’ and ‘Dear Sister’. Elizabeth’s boyfriend gets a motorcycle and Jessica hates it as their cousin, Rexy, died in a motorcycle accident.

I mean....I don't know what to do with this information

Winnipeggy · 11/11/2023 21:24

LylaLee · 11/11/2023 15:49

It seems a bit try-hard plus the doggy associations.

How can a name be try hard? Jeez ppl are mean

SecretVictoria · 11/11/2023 21:15

Only seen it as a name in the Sweet Valley High books ‘Dangerous Love’ and ‘Dear Sister’. Elizabeth’s boyfriend gets a motorcycle and Jessica hates it as their cousin, Rexy, died in a motorcycle accident.

IbizaToTheNorfolkBroads · 11/11/2023 21:10

It was my grandfather's name. He'd be 104 if he were still alive.

Pewpewbarneymcgrew · 11/11/2023 20:51

Dog or dinosaur

BeingGivenMoney · 11/11/2023 20:50

It doesn’t make me think of a dog but it does make me think of Jurassic Park.

Daisybuttercup12345 · 11/11/2023 20:45

Lovely dogs name.
One elderly Uncle nearly 90.

Marylou62 · 11/11/2023 19:36

EmpressaurusOfCats · 11/11/2023 15:50

I know a dachshund called Rex so I admit that’s my first thought.

Do we know the same sausage!?

roseberrycherry · 11/11/2023 19:23

I know a Rex he is 3! Cute name

mumtotwox · 11/11/2023 19:03

My CRM system is called Rex so I just can't get onboard with it 😆

Lilacdressinggown · 11/11/2023 17:54

Dinosaur

Thoria · 11/11/2023 17:48

Yes, it has doggy associations but it's also a proper human name. It's not as if you're naming him Fido or Rover.

If I meet a toddler/kid/adult called Rex then it takes me about 3 seconds to get past the doggy associations and from then on it's just that person's name.

If you like it then I say go for it. It's cute for a little kid and also dignified for a grown-up. I know a university lecturer named Rex and nobody gets him confused with a dog (although I've overheard that he's nicknamed Sexy Rexy by some of his students).

Hermittrismegistus · 11/11/2023 17:42

Rex the runt.

FloweryName · 11/11/2023 17:42

Rex is a dogs name to me, like Fido.

Purplecatshopaholic · 11/11/2023 17:39

I think it’s lovely. Who cares about dog associations - I actually have never met a canine Rex anyway.

PennyProud · 11/11/2023 17:34

I think I've met 2 men called in the past 5 years or so. I remember because the name did remind me of a dog (sorry).

Both were elderly men.But I work with elderly patients 90% of the time. Definitely uncommon but if you like it, that's your choice. Toby used to remind me of horses but the name has grown on me 😁

GoodVibesHere · 11/11/2023 17:01

I prefer Dex (as in Dexter)

PollyannaWhittier · 11/11/2023 16:39

I was at school with a boy who went by Rex, but it was his middle name (his first name is Peter or David or something). You could do that so he has the option of a less 'out there' name but can use Rex if he wants to.

MaloneMeadow · 11/11/2023 16:25

Absolutely awful. A name given to a dog when the owner is a chav and wants it to be ‘well hard’

maddiemookins16mum · 11/11/2023 16:25

It makes me think of a bouncy golden retriever.
Alec is nice.

Groovee · 11/11/2023 16:22

I know 2 girl Rex's who really suit the name. Only boy I know of as Rex is Stacey Solomon.

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acemenace · 11/11/2023 16:21

I have also definitely come across more dogs called Max! Maybe dog naming trends are becoming more 'human'

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43ontherocksporfavor · 11/11/2023 16:19

Awful for a child, great for a dog or a dinosaur.

dontforgettofloss · 11/11/2023 16:19

Stacey Solomon has a son called Rex, that's the only Rex I know of