Boys name Rex ...?

[Zaplolly]

What does everyone think of Rex for a boys name??
I absolutely LOVE it but partner says it's a dogs name...
I get that it traditionally is(was!) a dogs name but it's coming back and I think it's super cool

Oscar and Harry are dogs names but there's plenty of them around.

If you like it then go for it!!

I think it's cool.

I’m in the it’s cool camp too.

Ticks a load of boxes as it’s simple but rare.

I really like it

Yes, traditionally it's a dog name, but then it's also a traditional human name (eg Rex Harrison). It's not like you're calling him Fido or Rover...

Even people who think of it as a bit of a dog name will forget that as soon as they meet your son. You meet kids with much weirder names all the time and everyone just gets with the programme.

I think you're right that it's coming back. Works well for a cute toddler but also a cool/serious adult name.

This is my son's choice for the baby. I do like it, just not sure I love it. Another choice is Marley, and that defo reminds me of a dog, even though there are plenty of Marley's around

Love it.

I have a Rex. He’s older and it seems perfect for him. I’ve met a few older men named Rex (not in UK).

All dogs seemed to be called human names now, I think the cross over has blurred!

Rex is fab for dog or boy!

Was it ever "in" to begin with to be having a comeback? It was never particularly popular, was it?

I'm not a fan. It just makes me think of t-rexs.

Sorry but I think its an awful name, I don't think it would suit an adult at all and very much leans itself to being made fun of in school (can imagine lots of T-Rex jokes for example). Using Rex as a nickname/middle name would be fine imo but please not as an official first name

red I think where I live it was a popular name about 60+ years ago. As I said, I meet lots and people often tell me it was their dad’s name.

I like it, but it's a bit like the American habit of naming children Earl or Prince, as if we'll think the child actually is a prince or an earl. 😂

Oscar and Harry are dogs names but there's plenty of them around

You mean Oscar and Harry are boys names that people have chosen for their dogs surely?

OP Rex is lovely. Many years ago when people didn't call their pets human names Rex was used for dogs but not so much now.

Sorry I would think either dog, or ageing 70s style Lothario in a cravat.

I think it’s cool OP, due a revival.

Dogs don’t tend to be called Rex these days, more likely Gizmo or Oscar.

I think it's a great name. I don't know of any humans or dogs called Rex!

Rex Harrison. Great name.

My son is Rex! Hubby and I decided on it pretty early on. Everyone we told while still pregnant hated it and hoped we'd have a girl, but now he's born obviously everyone loves him! The name suits him. Only real con is I simply HAVE to buy anything dinosaur related for him so he's definitely going to hate dinosaurs by the time he's 5.

💙 Rex

It's my boys choice, love it! Cool for a kid and strong for a man, easy to spell and unusual but not weird so meets all my criteria! We have a long surname and my dd has a single syllable name (Pearl) so I feel like they go together well.

Sorry, I'm with your partner, not keen

I met a Rex it didn't seem to suit him. I'm not a fan it does remind me of a dogs name tbh

Is your surname Fairbrother? Will you call your next son Toby?*

In all seriousness, it’s not to my taste, but probably my favourite names aren’t to yours, and I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow at it to be honest. Go for it if you like it.

*sorry, but Ambridge is the only place I’ve heard that name irl

T-Rex