Rex

[thegreylady]

Family member has new baby called Rex. I'd never considered the name before and wondered what most thought. I liked Rex Harrison way back but my little grandson said'Oh like Tyrannosaurus Rex?"

I didn't think of T-Rex straight away but wouldn't call my child this.

Isn't it a dogs name??

I liked Rex for my son but got shouted down by others. I still like it though.

Oh please...

No, it's not particularly a dogs name, it's more a human name, but that old 'dogs name' trope gets trundled out on here every time...

I like it OP; I have a lovely nephew by that name.

I like it

I taught a kid called Rexford once. He was cool.

It was my grandfather's name. I adored my grandfather, so I have very good associations with it.

Fearne Cotton's son is called Rex. He was born in the same year as my son I think, 2013. I've heard of a few since. I quite like it. It's a grower though, I didn't immediately like it.

My sons border collie dog is named Rex

In the US Rex is short for Regenald

Where I come from most dogs are indeed called rex.

I actually really love Rex, never thought of it before but it's a great name!

Most dogs? Really?

Woof!

Well grandad went through about 7 dogs,five out of those were rex. The neighbouring farms also had a couple of them. As did one of my ex's brother. And two of my classmates. It's a really common dog name.

Woof!
😁

Maybe just not in my part of the world then!

Sorry to upset you Sealsong, but if I were in the park and heard someone calling "Rex", I would fully expect a big dog to come bounding up any minute, too.

I would put Rex (dog name) in the same category as Felix (for me is a cat name) but that seems to be getting quite popular now so do what you like OP.

Most popular dogs names lists.
here here and here

Rex only appears at all on the last list linked, and is below Ben, Max and Sam in popularity. Should little boys not be called Ben or Sam because those are 'dog's names'?

My son is Sam but has a dog called Rex. Call ya kid what u like I say ? Big deal if it's used as a dogs name . If u like it then use it

❤️ Rex.

Makes me think of a dog - or Rex Harrison - but I'm not young and hip.

Other than my first thought - i think it's ok snd folk will be absolutely fine with it. It's growing on me already!

I love it. Very cool name.